Tuesday
Dear Elsie,
Today was the day we saw just how much rain has fallen this month in comparison to previous Julys. We have an an inordinate amount of rain. Rob Mousely posted this to the Noordhoek Community Forum. 313mm this month. it’s been extraordinary.
It was worth taking a look at the City’s dam levels. They updated yesterday and between last week and this, we crossed the 100% mark.
And this is the comparison between 2024 and 2020.
I half thought this year would see a 7-year drought. Remember 2017? In July 2017, I was using the tank water to wash my hair. As my blog goes back to November 2011, I was able to look up what was happening in that dry, dry winter of 2017. Look at this – 8th May 2017, Dam levels 22%
It was so critical. I thought possibly 7 years later another drought would come, but it seems the reverse has happened. Like we could refer to the great Cape drought of 2017, we may refer to this year as the great Cape flood of 2024. For the moment though, the sky is scattered with puffy white clouds. There is blue sky and the sun is shining. Our city has a few days to dry out and (possibly) warm up as no rain is forecast until Sunday. We’ll be enjoying the respite.
I worked for several hours today. David is not joining us for dinner. Tomorrow I think I will give a summary of what my lunch-less July has been like (and if it has resulted in any weight loss).
There’s always something very comforting by reading this…so familiar and so hopeful for what follows.
Psalm 23:1
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.
It’s not about now – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Gran xx 🙂