Not long ago we were suffering a drought and catastrophic bush fires. Then came the rain. It has put out the fires and got the farmers jumping with joy. (Although some unlucky ones have still missed out on rain.) Around the suburbs everything has turned green. Here are some photos from morning walks. Some in Daisy Hill Forest and others in Exillis+Dorset Park.
When we've had a lot of rain (remember Queensland is tropical and we get very heavy tropical downpours.) this turns the Daisy Hill Forest tracks into slippery mud slides full of big muddy puddles so we usually walk on the concrete pathway in Exillis+Dorset Park.
By the time we could get out after days of rain the creek was running wildly and you could see by the debris how high and wide the water had been rushing by.
And the shrubs and bushes were springing up again. My walking buddies are not impressed with me keep stopping for photos.
When we've had a lot of rain (remember Queensland is tropical and we get very heavy tropical downpours.) this turns the Daisy Hill Forest tracks into slippery mud slides full of big muddy puddles so we usually walk on the concrete pathway in Exillis+Dorset Park.
Priest Gully meanders through Exilis+Dorset Park but it had been dry for months until the rain came.
The grass is so high the wallabies are hard to see now.
When the rain stops for a few days we go into the forest again. We start off on the concrete path through the picnic area but soon we head off into the forest onto the dirt tracks.
We were amazed at how green the picnic area was compared to a few moths ago.
Same area a few months ago.
Even the trees have got more brighter leaves after dropping them when it was dry.
