13/10/2025
Drought feels.
Ok so I said it. It’s dry. Very crispy underfoot. Anticipating the spring rain has been challenging in this October heat so as far as the gardens go, if you’re not on a drip line, it’s bye bye. Hours attached to the hose are giving me flashbacks to 2018-19.
Straw flowers are happy, the mountain daisy, California poppies with their long tap roots and a few other things, but when the cornflowers are struggling well it’s a sign.
Another sign, my massive xanthorrea (grassy tree) only gave one spike this season, not three like the previous wet years.
And what does lots of black cockatoos mean? Is it rain or are they being pushed to the coast for food? The long range forecast says rain but 🤷♀️
And then I have ol Rosco in my mind saying “yeah well it might seem like we’ve had a heap of rain but by Christmas we’ll be screaming for more”
