Thank you Big Ron. It looked like Bastoyne in 1944 on Friday! All fixable though. I like gardening when the weather improves. Roll on Spring, I've had enough of winter!
You're right, nothing bad to deal with. No one hurt. I think of the storms, fires, floods, etc that some of the members deal with and we're very lucky in comparison. I will need to sort back up power though. We didn't lose any this time but if we did, I don't know how we'd heat the tortoise house.
I hope so! The fencing guys are coming this Saturday which will make the garden secure.
The pond is a nightmare. Nothing but trouble. We have a 'grill' which lies beneath the surface of the water to save kids, dogs and tortoises from falling in! No fish. We had koi but had to remove when the...
Thanks Angie. You did the right thing by trimming yours in advance!
Bit of a palaver but no one hurt thankfully. We were at home when it happened, I was on a conference call and could see it unfolding every few minutes, Carnage!
Rodney not affected by the storms, he likes the rain although we...
The storms we had on Friday took out 3 large trees (plus another 2 removed) in our garden and 6 fence panels. Tree surgeons have been working for the last 2 days to remove a huge eucalyptus. The garden isn't secure until the fencing contractors can come next Saturday to repair all the fencing...
I agree with what everyone has said; the observations on the changing planet and lying politicians. Those things won't ever change.
But what I don't hear from this thread is a recognition that regardless of the doomsday warnings, lying politicians and evolution of Earth, each of us still has a...
Am I reading your responses correctly? Are you all saying human impact to climate change isn't a real threat and is just natural evolution of the planet?
Makes me wonder what hope there is if some of the most intelligent people on this forum feel this way.
Staffy with glasses! Chickens on the dashboard! Cat in the bird cage! I like your style ElliMae. You got some lovely animals there. Thank you for sharing. Where is Hagerstown?