every day, upon the just and unjust fella,
and that is why I like to bring
my motorised umbrella. (aka my car)
Thursday, June 12th 2025 was wet. It had rained overnight, and rain continued, but some of us turned up at the nursery anyway. After all, socialising is one reson for joining the Tree Trust.
After about 15 minutes, the rain stopped, so we started weeding in the nursery. About 20 minutes later, the rain resumed. We gave up, had early morning tea, or perhaps a late breakfast, chatted for a while and went home.
This video is from an earlier time, but the result was the same, except that our nursery is in better order now and there wasn't even any potting on to do.
Occasionally we get a really heavy downpour. This is what happened soon after we'd planted this gully in the south bank of Lake Te Koo Utu in 2015. The plants were nowhere near big enough to withstand the deluge, and 9 truckloads of sandy soil had to be removed. Now they're well established and there have been no more washouts.
