September 8, 2012

     This morning it was still raining softly and as it started clearing up rays of sunlight filtered through.

A rather wet Spectacled Weaver sat preening on the Rambling Rose that grows on the fence.

I took a series of photos hoping it would look up so that I can capture those beautiful eyes. 

The bird decided to do a head-scratch and the result turned out to be quite comical!

September 7, 2012

We are still having intermittent rain and the gauge showed that 20mm fell through the night and today.
The WB forecasts that it will start clearing tomorrow.

September 6, 2012

 Last night I reported 12mm of rain that fell yesterday. Well, this morning the gauge was just about overflowing with 105mm that fell overnight .  Another 40mm during the day and it is still raining!

  Our catchment tanks are filling up nicely with 3 already overflowing.

The empty paint container placed under the overflow from the tank, adds a nice touch. 

I wonder who put it there?

The photo below shows the sports field turned into our very own wetlands-

 much to the delight of a variety of birds.

(Roll on Saturday - I desperately need to go and see what the game reserve looks like!)