We are and have been in drought here in Northern Rivers nsw and still are. We've had fires close to where I live last summer. The daily temps have been 34C ++++ and up to 45C Just awful! Inland Aus the temps got up to 48C or more in some places just crazy!

I have watched the grass turn grey and paddocks turn to dust,starving cattle roam the sides of roads for feed, the rivers turning to pools and streams drying up. The community as a whole was so depressed and I felt it deeply. They are preparing for the worst as the water tables are very very low, restrictions are still in place. Yet other places in Queensland had major flooding where thousands of livestock were decimated and crops destroyed. Greedy cotton farmers have been destroying the river system by taking too much water and massive fish die offs have happened.

There is a shortage of feed for livestock all over the country so I have been faced with what that will mean for my livestock in the not so distant future. That hasn't been easy to face to say the least.

Its winter now and still only a few drops of rain. I am enjoying the cooler weather though. I can actually function and get things done before the raging heat of summer comes again. I save every bit of water I can for the few plants that survived the searing heat. Farmers out west of me are in dire straights and dialling out left right and center.

I dont need to watch media to know what is ahead. I think when one lives on the land it is impossible to ignore. The city folk still have most things on tap but it will all change when there is no produce to eat.

I think next summer will be a full on fire season as I dont think we will get our summer rains and one needs water to put out fires. I am trying to come to terms with it all.

The analogy of riding a boulder strewn path and looking for the gaps is very helpful.

What a ride ahead ay!

Big hugs and Cheers from Aus 🔥🌏