The weather she is a-changing

Looking out our front door

Australia is having record high temperatures for this time of the year, North America is having record lows and we're having our first rains in many many months.  Now that the rainy season has decided to come, it seems to be making up for lost time.  And this is just the beginning!

Needless to say, despite all the rain over the past couple of days, the old gardener here is still out there first thing in the morning, faithfully watering the already water logged plants and lawns.  I guess he's been doing this for so many years that a little (or even a lot) of rain isn't going to alter his routine.  His job is to water so he'll damn well water.

Our little house isn't without its water problems either.  We have a leaky roof.  No problem, we asked them to replace the corrugated fibre-glass sheeting in the roof of the kitchen as there was a tiny leak and it was so old and dirty that the kitchen was very very dark.  They addressed this most promptly.  Now we have a very bright kitchen with many leaks!  Besides that, a shower has been installed right inside our front door; no need to go into the bathroom.  The only proviso is that it has to be raining when one wants to use said shower.  However, when one considers that it's rarely under 30°C here, it's not exactly a discomfort when wet.

We've been waiting to put dear Calypso into the Jepara Harbour prior to this change of season as, when it gets fully into it there are, apparently, abundant storms which bring high winds and severe squalls.  When we finally thought we were ready with the necessary protective devices, the Harbour Master, who had said numerous times, "bring her in now" has just informed us that we can't move in yet as they're busy doing some repairs to the pier where the ferry lies right next to our allocated spot.  So again we wait and pray that the squalls hold off until we're settled.

On the positive side, all this rain clears the murky, sawdust laden air and brings relief from the oppressive heat and fortunately we're not in the typhoon zone which is a blessing.