"Self-sufficiency does not mean 'going back' to the acceptance of a lower standard of living. On the contrary, it is the striving for a higher standard of living, for food that is organically grown and good, for the good life in pleasant surroundings... and for the satisfaction that comes from doing difficult and intricate jobs well and successfully." John Seymour ~ Self Sufficiency 2003

Wednesday, 19 October 2011

God is in the detail...

"Red sky at night, shepherd delight,
 Red sky at morning, shepherd's warning..."


Or so the saying goes.


However, this was our sunset on Monday night...
and this...
... and this was the whole of yesterday...
Reckon some farmers may have been caught out...


Even though our gutters and rain water storage tanks have not been installed on the farm yet, the rain is very welcome :)
Posted by Dani at 11:16:00
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13 comments:

  1. Jane @ Hard Work Homestead19 October 2011 at 14:26

    What a great start to your summer:)

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  2. johnnyb19 October 2011 at 14:43

    Can you send some of that moisture half way around the world. We need a bit here. Make sure it comes in the form of rain and not snow! Beautiful pics. Thanks for sharing.

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  3. Mrs. Mac19 October 2011 at 14:55

    Your pictures are worth a thousand words. I'm happy you got some much needed rain. And, yes, God is in the details :)

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  4. Dani19 October 2011 at 16:17

    Jane - Yup - especially as we live in a winter rainfall area :)

    John - I'll swop you :)

    Mrs Mac - I agree - that's why I kept my words to a minimum LOL

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  5. tffnguy19 October 2011 at 16:44

    Beautiful pictures!

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  6. Dani19 October 2011 at 17:43

    tffn - Thanks - but couldn't have taken them without help ;)

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  7. garden girl in SA19 October 2011 at 17:52

    Oh wow - that middle photo is stunning! It rained heavily all last night - almost enough to fill the 1500L tank we just installed in our back garden.

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  8. Dani19 October 2011 at 19:08

    garden girl - Yeah - was raining o hard here that it woke RMan - and that's no mean feat LOL

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  9. Diana Studer19 October 2011 at 20:58

    Overnight we got as much rain, as in the whole month of September!

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  10. Leigh20 October 2011 at 03:16

    Fantastic sunset. I never did understand the red sky stuff, but rain is almost always welcome. :)

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  11. Dani20 October 2011 at 07:37

    Diana - That's terrific. Hope you have rain water storage?

    Leigh - Nope, me neither LOL think it had something to do with snow type weather...

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  12. Anonymous20 October 2011 at 22:09

    Dani - what beautiful photos - what beautiful rain. Emily

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  13. Dani21 October 2011 at 07:17

    Emily - Thank you. It was wonderful rain too :)

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