There was a saying in Melbourne many years ago that, “It never rains but it pours”. Generally it meant you could have a spell of dry days and then when the rain came down it rained in bucketloads.
I don’t think anyone would use that particular phrase anymore because it so rarely rains in Melbourne. I now know the reason why. All the rain is in North West Tasmania and nowhere more so than Flowerdale.
We all know that rain is good. Rain replenishes the water supply, washes away the dirt and dust and makes our plants grow. However, there is a point where there is just too much rain and as much as I love it and have missed it over the years, I’d like it to stop raining, even if for a little while.
However, it never stops raining. If you go out in the morning it rains, the afternoon is the same and now I lie in bed at night and listen to the rain splattering on the roof. I’d like it to stop raining for a little while because everything is covered in mud. It is also hard to ride a bike or walk in constant rain and sometimes, just sometimes, it is nice to see the sun.
You see, we moved to Tasmania this year and the weather records now say it is the wettest winter in 30 years. It is over an inch above average each month. I reckon that makes it pretty wet.
I feel sorry for the folks back in Melbourne who desperately need the rain to fill the reservoirs. If I could, I’d tell the rain clouds to take a vacation over to Melbourne and rain on them for a while. I know that is not going to happen though because the rain clouds love it here. I’ve been humming another old saying, “rain, rain go away and come again another day,” but they never seem to hear me.
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