30 April 2020

It rained a lot more overnight and as at 7.00am our total was 81mm. Looked out the window to see the cows most confused. A few weeks ago when replacing some fencing, John changed the position of the gate - only slightly. It hadn’t bothered them previously as they just walked through the relatively dry creek bed. Today there was so much water and they weren’t up for that!

John went off in the tractor to check for any problems - trees over fences, washed out tracks, stranded animals etc. He was also keen to see if the two newer dams had filled - one has only been about one tenth full for about two years. Came home pleased there was very little damage and the two dams were pretty full.

Joe from Benalla Council telephoned to say they had logged the job (our damaged road) but it had been put back a bit due to the amount of water damage to roads in the district after all the heavy rain we have had in the last 24 hours. Fair enough - just glad it’s on the list.

I took off the bandage and cleaned “the eye”. Had no pain or discomfort and as the day went on took off the patch and could already notice a big improvement. Lit the fire in the study and started tidying up some paperwork. We took it pretty easy which wasn’t hard as it was so cold and wet outside. Hope to get some pictures of Lex’s Falls tomorrow.Read more