A little visual diary of monsoon rains…

With the public pushing that the state be declared ‘drought hit’ and the government unwilling, out of nowhere comes the RAIN, making it’s dramatic entrance :p

 

Front yard when the rain first started….

Front garden when the rain started…

Water slowly rising up to the garage…

Sis watching the water rise and rise…

Back yard flooded…

Back yard…

The mini-lake to cross to get to the back gate…

 

These pictures were taken just about half an hour later of steady, heavy rain…a mixture of heavy rain, poor drainage and rubbish clogging the storm drains and voila! you get flooded compound…

 

Mum and sis watching the levels rise after just half an hour…

Half an hour later and it’s a bigger mini-lake n the front yard…

The same front garden after half an hour…

My sis watching her paper boat stay afloat and behind it, the water already entering the garage…

My feet…

 

That was yesterday and after what felt like an eternity, the rain stopped and finally began to recede and by 8pm we could see the ground again. However, later around 11pm it started to rain again but thankfully much lighter thus giving time for the water drain out. Today around 3:30pm, the rain started up and we’re sitting watching the water levels yet again…Whenever this happens, the only thought that keeps coming up in my mind is ‘PLANNING, PLANNING, PLANNING’!!!