Besides matters about vegetable gardening, fence erection and garden path construction, I sometime write about our weather – or, should I say, lack of rain. Today, the latter is the subject of this blog.
January has been the driest month of the 13 that we have experienced in Reikorangi. And now, 19 days into February, bringing us to 50 days in which we had a mere 26mm on 1st/2nd February. The ground is dry and the earth is parched and mud-cracked. Every plant within view is crying out for a drink. The blue sky is starting to cloud over in the west, but, according to Weatherman Dan, there is precious little chance of even the gentlest of rain-showers.
I dip the main drinking water tank. The wet mark lies at 1,400 litres. I look upwards at the dwindling clouds. Hmmm…
(Above): In just over an hour, JB’s water suppliers was standing on the verge outside, connected to our tank via a 100mm flexible pipe. At our service, was Karen (co-driver/ assistant) and John the driver of this 70-ton haul. 16,000 litres were earmarked for discharge into our tank.
(Above): John atop the ladder,keeps an eye on the 15-minute load discharge. What a friendly and pleasant fellow he is. Really a good marketing advert for his business.
There. If I had a bucket list,then that’s one experience I could cross off. I have never previously had the opportunity (or reason) to receive a road delivery of domestic drinking water.
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