Rain, glorious rain. Except for the abundance of weeds that are also thriving in this weather, the gardens have never looked better. After a very long, extremely hot summer, autumn is finally delivering. Granted, things haven't cooled much, but the heat does help things really grow, especially after repeated soakings.
Confessions, I've barely lifted a finger to help out at the gardens this week. Or much of last week either. Mega fatigue, a medication change on top of a toddler not sleeping= can't go there.
I do have some bulbs awaiting planting. I have researched the best time/ way to plant them in both a warm climate and sandy soil. So, they aren't going in until mid April, or the heat may kill them.
It looks like hubby and I will have to revisit the carpet store in order to cope with the volume of weeds erupting after all these rains. It can almost seem overwhelming. In reality, it's a few hours of dedicated work, or half a day at best. I'm also not apposed to weed spraying. When no rain is due of course. That may take a while. Think I prayed too hard!
Now, to the new slab, which wasn't without its challenges. The heavens delivered too much of a good thing...directly after the slab had been smoothed to glass like perfection. Despite the weather saying otherwise, it absolutely bucketed down without mercy. Wish I was exaggerating.
At one point, I had to leave to buy the guys some well earned lunch. It was disheartening to say the least, driving down the street and watching concrete flowing like a river a few hundred metres along the road.
Take a look at these pics...
The concrete truck arrived to deliver load after load. Yes, the skies are grey. They were this grey the day before, but barely a drop fell from the sky.
Josh and Pete getting into it, boots and all :)
Here are all the guys hard at work: Josh doing the leveling. Hubby, Luke and Pete doing the shoveling.
....and, after all that amazing work had been done, this happened.
Hubby and Josh made a quick dash to Bunnings to get some tarp. Once it was on, the rain got so much heavier.
Yes, that is a river in the car park, and yes, so much concrete did wash down the road :(
Josh came back when the rain cleared, and used this to help flatten and reset the surface.
HUGE shout out to this incredible man, who is from another church and used his professional skills for free. Just to help out.
One of my favourite scriptures talks of doing good to others, especially those in the family of believers.
This guy obviously lives out of that,
which is totally awesome to see in action.
What a servant heart.
And now, we are onto this weeks happenings.
Once again, darling Poppa Ian is back to help install his picket fence.
Honestly, love this man's wisdom, heart for God and His house, and continued dedication to both spiritual and practical concerns.
He's an inspiration to both myself and hubby.
Despite a little bit of vandalism-a few pickets kicked out- the fence is continuing along.
This place WILL be transformed,
and will be a blessing for generations to come!
Awesome Paul, doing it tough in the sun, leveling out the dirt that was removed to create the slab. This guy's work ethic is an inspiration also, and no task is too big for him to tackle.
Much respect.
Shane also did a brilliant job trimming the grass this morning too.
I'm happy the slab looks as good as it does. Despite many obstacles, it's firmly in place now, and looks great.
The creek has water. It's awesome to have a bridge to take this photo from now, instead of being knee deep in icky creek water.
We have been given a lot more tyres. Kind of unsure if we should bother making a bike track, or continue to let the local kids rearrange them for us.
I figure, if they are doing this, at least they're getting exercise and using creativity!
At last, one of my bougainvilleas is flowering. This is a dwarf variety.
These aren't dwarf at all! Their growth is crazy, which is great! The one in the distance has been pruned twice in the last month alone.
The bonus of this is, the weeds soon won't have a chance :)
And there you have it, a pretty impressive amount of progress yet again. Stayed tuned, plenty more to come!
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