Liz and I went for a walk at Green Pastures yesterday afternoon although Liz only went as far as the dam because her foot is still a bit dodgy after her slip a few weeks back. I walked as usual up to the lake which is totally dry waiting for rain. We saw a fascinating nest of a Long-billed Wren made in the doorway of the large camp kitchen! They have hatched 3 babies that are still without feathers. We also saw a Rufous-bellied Thrush on her nest on top of the wooden pillar in front of Deborah's room.
When we got back from our walk we had showers and then ate savory Mandioca pancakes with scrambles eggs and melted cheese rolled inside. This was followed by a sweet of Avocado Pear. If that doesn't make your mouth water I give up!
The rainy season continues to be very weak. We had 11 mm on Sunday night and 3 mm last night so we have only had 224 mm on the 23rd of March. Normally in a good rainy season we would be at about 450 to 500 mm by the end of March so please pray. Our lake is bone dry as is the stream which should be flowing through Green Pastures at this time of year. In a good year water would be rushing down the stream and cascading over our little dam at Easter so that we can relax and lay down at the dam letting the water flow over us. It is very relaxing. However this year there is no water at all.
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