Rain - again!!

Today we're having our first serious rain for a month. We did hope that a downpour in early March was the start of the Autumn break - but it didn't continue.
Today's rain has topped up nearly all of our tanks and is great for the veggie garden as well as the pasture.
Three of the Maremmas are in hiding because they hate thunder but hopefully it won't last long and they will get back to work.
It's just great to see puddles.
Our new flock of pullets is wondering what this wet stuff is because none of them has seen rain before. With a bit of luck they will start laying this week - just in time for Easter.

Great rain in South Gippsland

We've had a couple of days with great rain - not too heavy with around 25 mm on Sunday and Monday. Even though the nights are getting fairly cool we should still get some good grass growth because we don't get many frosts here in winter.
Some years we don't get frosts at all - and this may be one of those years. One of the plum trees near the old house on the property has decided to start flowering - so it obviously thinks it's Spring!
The dogs aren't too happy with the rain, preferring to sit around under cover. And some of the hens are wondering what the wet stuff is. The new flock is just 20 weeks old and they've never seen rain.