Send her down, hughie!

**bob10** · 12th January 2020, 06:46 PM

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Steady drizzle overnight here in Maleny and its continuing this morning along with a thick mist.
I love the sound of rainwater running into half empty tanks. Still need a lot more though before I would cancel the water delivery due this week.
Glad I cleaned the gutters and fitted new gutter guard last week. We also just yesterday laid a new topping of crushed concrete on the driveway, so this rain should make it set. I also buried grass runners in some bare patches of lawn and we have planted in the vegie garden. So we might have gotten the timing right, for once.
Hope the rest of the country gets some like this. We need about a week of steady, soaking rain.

Have the green tree frogs come out yet?

**1950landy** · 12th January 2020, 07:48 PM

The shower we were having at Westlake stopped around mid night last night & no more since

DiscoMick · 12th January 2020, 07:51 PM

Originally Posted by Saitch

DM, keep a good eye on your gutters with the gutter guard in place. I have removed mine as, I'm assuming because of the lack of rain, there was a build up of silt/compost in the gutters which took a hell of a lot of removing i.e. having to remove the guard as blower was ineffectual. I had to use a scraper and the Gurney. What a delightful time was had.

It would depend on the species, numbers and proximity to the house as to how much crud is accumulated.

Yes, the leaves and crud were already in ours because some of the gutter guard was broken. Now cleaned out. I still need to fit gutter guard to the new shed. We're also installing extra filters.

Also found this lovely fellow snoozing in a dry spot in the chook shed and took him for a drive. He was very docile. So I guess that confirms the snake repellent the wife bought doesn't work.

**Bigbjorn** · 12th January 2020, 08:26 PM

No rain here today. Frogs still quiet. They usually get into full voice with a nice bit of rain. Mick, that is a beautiful python. Is his name Trouser?

DiscoMick · 12th January 2020, 08:29 PM

He was lovely. The wife, who is terrified of snakes, thinks I'm brave to grab him behind the head, but actually he didn't even resist. The weather was cool and he was docile. Good size too - maybe about 1.5 metres. He's now off enjoying the bush around the dam.

**ramblingboy42** · 12th January 2020, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by bob10

Have the green tree frogs come out yet?

got a big fat one living in our letterbox , he looks happy there, seems to be smiling.

I wonder what he thinks when the postie pokes things in his face.

**bob10** · 13th January 2020, 08:19 AM

That's a healthy Python. No cats around your place?

DiscoMick · 13th January 2020, 09:43 AM

One geriatric indoor cat, completely useless for hunting.

Where is the rain? All we're getting up here is clouds.

**scarry** · 13th January 2020, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

One geriatric indoor cat, completely useless for hunting.

Where is the rain? All we're getting up here is clouds.

Definitely not at our place,10mm Saturday,and that was it.

**bob10** · 13th January 2020, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

One geriatric indoor cat, completely useless for hunting.

Where is the rain? All we're getting up here is clouds.

Supposed to be more here tomorrow. Now the monsoon has broken up North, you should be seeing some good rain soon. The seasons slowly turning, just a couple of months late. With the cat, The snake is probably looking for an easy meal. It may be back, especially if it is looking for a nice dry place to have a litter.

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