25 mm of rain overnight

Water pooling at Phil and Janet's block.

Flooding at the front part of my block.

After much more rain

Saturday evening - the dam is full!

Last thursday - filling up.

Hired an excavator to dig holes etc. This is after two hours of cleaning to get the mud off.

After the rains

Above: early Thursday morning.

Above: Sunday midday, with another 200mm in the dam. Update Monday morning: water level it up to the next rung on the ladder.

Things are growing

New vegies (broccoli and red cabbage) to add to the onion, leek, silverbeet, rhubard & beetroot.

One of the new trees around the dam.

Dam filling up with water

Water depth is 300 to 400mm, before rain of Saturday night. (update: 8/8/06 - over 500mm deep)

The drains I dug out on Saturday.