7am
27 degrees, clear sky and no breeze. Woke to the chorus of birds playing and
drinking from the water feeder and bird bath.
The
flies are back by the hundreds even though my fly catchers are still catching
heaps. They don’t like the heat and are hanging off the screen door in the
shade or the cool pipe of the water filter.
Matthew
who has the mustering team arrived with offsider/cook Casey to collect some
things they left in the old shearing sheds after they left last year. They are
doing another muster of rogue cattle on a mining lease near Laverton then they
will start on Tarmoola. Should be interesting as there will be two helicopters
as well.
Unfortunately
the smaller BBQ that Steve has spent a lot of time and energy cleaning and
servicing belonged to them. They were very grateful to get it back in such good
condition. Steve helped them load it on the ute then we pulled the other one
back into position. We were going to send it back to the homestead but it can
stay here now till we leave.
Steve
checked the well solar pump as it didn’t seem to be pumping much yesterday. He
pulled it up and found the impeller was worn out. After a cuppa we drove to the
homestead to see if there is a spare there. Steve found a spare impeller and a
spare pump so we should be back in action soon. Clouds are building in the
north and west though so he mightn’t have any sun to try it by the time we get
back home. Luckily we don’t have a heap of cattle to keep watered at the
moment.
Steve
went to get fuel and smelt burning rubber. The pumps cabling had shorted out.
There was no spare pump here but we have a pump on the fuel pod back home. The
other musterers were coming up to collect more things from the shed so we will
send the pump back with them so Glen can fix the fuel pump. Steve can use the
jerry cans to fill up the generators. Always something to repair and maintain
around here.
Headed
back home, 2pm 42 degrees in the van but a bit cooler in the cottage. At least
the surfaces inside don’t feel red hot like in the caravan. The clouds are
building up but there is no wind so I don’t think it will turn into a storm.
Steve
replaced the impeller now we need sunshine to make the solar pump work but the
clouds are blocking out the sun this afternoon.
Very
hot and still but we resisted putting on the air conditioner. Got into the pool
instead, first time since we refilled it with bore water. The nice slippery
surface of the trough is now rough from the calcium but it is nice and cool and
clean.
Worked
on my new jigsaw nice bright one with three dolphins and underwater scene.
Finished reading ‘In the Middle of Nowhere’ by Terry Underwood. Have marked the
station on my map so we might see if we can go in and visit as I found the book
fascinating.
Drinks
in the cottage away from the flies then another dip in the pool. 6pm 40 degrees
in van.
A
few cattle are wandering into the yard for a drink. The birds are always at the
water feeder at the moment with this heat.
We
walked down to the yards and closed the big gates so now the cattle have only
the open red gate to come in and out of again.
At
last the flies have gone to bed so we had dinner on the lawn watching the storm
clouds slowly move across the sky as there is no wind.
7.15pm
the wind picked up and then we saw some fabulous flashes of lightning for about
15 minutes then the show was over.
Back
into the van to watch TV – enjoying Peaky Blinders series at the moment.
Steve
noticed a red glow to the north so maybe the lightning caused a fire.
Half
hour later I checked the red glow and it was gone.
Using
our fans tonight!! 8pm still 39 degrees.
NO
PHOTOS TODAY.
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