Thursday 26 February 2015

On wetness, ......

Oh 'tis raining here. And away up in the mountains the avalanches are happening. Put the two together ........and we are in flood time. 


Oh yesssss!!!!! The lakes are back, ...... the geese have the time of their lives, the sheep are moaning about being either stuck in their paddock or across the lane on the side field which is very low on grass and 'why do we have to keep eating hay?' they loudly complain, while the cows stand calm but bored in the barn, but the pigs remain unaffected in that all that has happened for them is that their pens are now a muddy swamp instead of the normal mud bath. 

We try not to let our nerves get stretched. We try not to keep watching the water levels. We really do try not to keep measuring the distance the water is away from the house. So we went out today and bought two interior oak doors for the house. Seemed like the best thing to do was to get away from it all for a few hours. Seemed to work. It is raining again at the moment. It is late evening. We shall sleep, but with an awareness that the nearby river is having a struggle to get all the water away. 

But the backdoor is proving such a boon to keeping the wet away from the house, and for that we are pleased. Lester can look after the cows without getting soaked, and I can get the dogs in and out of the house without them dragging muddiness all over the floors. And there are no flies or mosquitoes to bite us to pieces, we are not being baked senseless by a ruthlessly hot sun, neither is the wind howling a gale and threatening to blow the roof off, so all in all, it is good that we all we have at the moment is a drop of rain! There is always a silver lining if one searches hard enough for it!

As for us, Lester is busy looking after the animals and getting continually soaked while doing so, and I have been doing a lot of work on the Labartere website. Apart from that, all is well, and we do not mind the rain, well, not much, and keeping that thought firmly fixed in my mind to deaden the thought that tomorrow we might be paddling out of the courtyard gates because the water has kept rising, I go off to join Lester in bed. 

Vx

7 comments:

Mama Mess said...

I can think of lots worse ways to spend a rainy day/night, than snuggled up next to a handsome husband in bed! :) Stay safe and somewhat dry!

Vera said...

The Goodwife:.....absolutely right, a snuggle is the best thing ever! However, I was manless last night because my husband slept on the settee, not because we had had an argument but because he was worried in case he woke me up because he had an upset tummy, bless him.

Rhodesia said...

Thank goodness we are on high ground, the rainfall here has been endless. Our garden is like a sponge and because we have a lot of clay it is not soaking away. I am beginning to think any root vegetable this year will just rot if things do not change very quickly!

Hope it stays away from your house! Bon courage and bon weekend Diane x

northsider said...

When it rains it pours, Vera. Thought we had it bad with lots of rain and gales. Keep warm and I am sure Spring is just around the corner.

Vera said...

Diane, oh dear, you must have some serious puddles in your garden! Hope they go away soon, and hope that you also have a good weekend.

N. Dave, despite the rain we can see Spring starting to arrive, so things aren't too bad!

Kerry said...

I don't think the weather has been to bad here, just normal showers you'd get this time of year. Definitely snuggle, its a lovely way to keep warm x

Vera said...

Kerry, we are close to the mountains so our weather can get silly sometimes. Not to worry, love it here and wouldn't want to live anywhere else.