Of a morning, coffee in hand and dogs in tow, I love to wander through my garden. Pull some weeds here, a little harvest there, and I can keep my veggie patch almost under control.
The heat of the day prohibits anything more active. By midday it will be over 40ºC. Ash and burnt gum leaves from one of the too many fires burning throughout NSW drift over my garden. I can’t remember when it last rained.
The roses are surviving the drought; in fact, they seem to be thriving. Their scent fills the house. After draining the water from my washing machine into a tank using tubing from a ventilator machine, (which I just happened to have lying around!) I then use it water the veggies. Another old tank, too dirty for drinking, I use to collect water from the garage roof, just for my plants. It is now empty.
The herbs are doing well in a bath washed up in the last flood. Hopefully some rain will come soon. I still have tomatoes on the vine, and the passionfruit need to ripen up. Then there’s the lettuce, the shallots and garlics, zucchinis and cucumbers…
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I have given up on my garden. I am just focused on keeping the trees alive. It is just so heart-breaking to see everything shrivel up and die, but at least I do not rely on rain for my income AND we have avoided the fires so far. What a Summer! Take care, Mel
Thanks Mel, the same to you. So much has been destroyed – as you say, simply heart breaking. So many will have lost their livelihoods as well, Anne
Everyday seems to bring new horrors, but so far we have avoided the worst. Just need to stay positive and prepared. Take care, Mel