Saturday, 17 October 2009

A tale of two states: rainfall

Hooves squelching sodden soil
lush growth pasturing
from Collinsville through New Norfolk while
rich loam swirls beneath old Richmond Bridge.

Across Bass Strait - 240kms (150 miles) - lies the state of Victoria .
Ground down by drought for 10 years.
Ravaged by bushfires in February.
September saw the best spring rains since 2000.
Melbourne's catchment area rising to 31% capacity.

Copenhagen must be a mix of both talk and action.
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19 comments:

  1. DawnOctober 17, 2009 8:40 am

    Wow-this is beautiful, reflective countryside!

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  2. Joan ElizabethOctober 17, 2009 9:43 am

    Great shots and so green ... with a real black faced sheep .... wheeee!

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  3. brattcatOctober 17, 2009 10:42 am

    These are stunning shots, Julie. Spring emerging there as fall descends here. Lambs and daffodils, green banks and rivers rushing brown. Exquisite.

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  4. Susan EllisOctober 17, 2009 10:44 am

    Oh my...we begin to tuck in our gardens, our plants, our selves, and you begin to burst at the seams! So glad to hear it's raining.

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  5. glduro_marieloupeOctober 17, 2009 10:48 am

    I can hear the silence, seeing these photos. The silence of Nature with their delicate sounds, back in 1823.
    glduro

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  6. freefallingOctober 17, 2009 1:27 pm

    Oh they are fabulous photos - they make me feel so happy (even the upside down wreck).
    I love those black and white sheep too - especially their black stockings ( I wonder why you never get sheep with black and white fleece).
    And the flowering bulbs.
    I could frolic there, I reckon!

    It has been wonderful here in Vic having some rain - amazing to see creeks and rivers flowing that I have only ever seen dry.

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  7. JimOctober 17, 2009 2:19 pm

    So many great shots.
    Sydney - City and Suburbs

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  8. LewOctober 17, 2009 3:56 pm

    Love the old bridge! And I'm glad the water is returning to the area. We followed the tradegy of the drought and fires on our news and through several blogers in Australia.

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  9. JillyOctober 17, 2009 6:10 pm

    Oh my goodness, what fabulous photographs. Julie, I got married in Richmond and of course remember that beautiful bridge. Superb photography.

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  10. VPOctober 17, 2009 6:17 pm

    Love the crossing of our fall with your spring, it's a first for me on CDP. Love every single shot, the bridge, the dumped car, the rush of water and the sheeps.

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  11. GunnOctober 17, 2009 6:53 pm

    Very nice photos!! ;-)

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  12. AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 10:15 pm

    simply beautifully captured shots...lovely!

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  13. diane bOctober 17, 2009 11:26 pm

    A point well made in both words and pictures.

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  14. Lori SkoogOctober 18, 2009 12:30 am

    You sure have a way with a camera! Great shots and I love your text as well.

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  15. Buenos Aires PhotoblogOctober 19, 2009 1:31 am

    Wonderful green scenery! I love the spring flowering in picture #3. I like the idea that Mother Nature recovers herself so quickly.

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  16. AnonymousOctober 19, 2009 7:17 am

    They have talked too long, I think, it is time for action.

    Those are such beautiful shots - like the English countryside. It feels familiar - but for us, it's a long wait for spring!

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  17. Luiz RamosOctober 20, 2009 10:33 pm

    Poetry and Nature.
    Beautiful shots.
    Luiz Ramos
    PS.
    On my post, flowers and fruits(gourds) come from the trunk.

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  18. UnknownOctober 21, 2009 3:57 am

    I love this post and its layout! First and last photos are just gorgeous!

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  19. JesseNovember 30, 2009 1:03 pm

    Excellent photo series and text to match!

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