The Heavy Showers...

The heavy showers over Saturday and Sunday are just the start of getting the dried-up rivers flowing again. Heading out to Noble Falls yesterday I was actually surprised to see any water at all in the brook, let alone a trickle cascading over the small falls. The toll of the relentless searing summer heat clearly has left its mark on the bushland. 

The foliage of the understory and grasses which are much more delicate than many of the other plants and trees haven't fared well, although this year I have sadly noticed that many trees have also withered, many looking like they won't survive. 

The waters of the brook in some parts looked quite stagnate, with the oils of the trees giving the water a darken hue. The surface of the water was broken by a series of bubbles rising from the bottom, when the bubbles burst some sort of larvae or insects were then present, buzzing around in circles as they became accustomed to life on top of the water, and perhaps even took in the view of this new wide world they found themselves in, before swiftly disappearing from view. I was mesmerised as I watched this birthing of new life, the first rains obviously the catalyst needed. And there were a lot of dragonflies zooming about, very interested it seems in these buzzing creatures.

Hopefully these refreshing downpours are the first of many wet days to come, the dried-out bushland will soon begin to sprout new life and rain and warm sunshine will prompt the dormant seeds to sprout, and the lushness of winter will once again bring the landscape to life...