While nothing like the deluge in Auckland, the steady rain here this morning led to my guttering overflowing. This signalled a blockage, so donning an old raincoat, red band gumboots and rubber gloves, I climbed the ladder to check it out. The combination of autumn leaves and rain is not the best, but it looked as if I hadn’t cleared the gutters for a while. There was grass, moss and even a little tree growing up there. Surely it hadn’t been that long?! I filled a bucket with the sludge and tipped it on the garden.
While it was still raining and I had my wet weather gear on, I kicked leaves out of the gutters on the street to clear the drains.
It was all quite enjoyable somehow, even as the knees of my trousers became soggy and water ran up my sleeves. It doesn’t look as if Felix likes the rain much, though.
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I’ve just been and cleared leaves out of the street gutters so they don’t flood again. I put them in my green bin, which is very heavy with soggy leaves. The walnut tree leaves in the back garden I’ve raked into piles in the hope that they will eventually dry out. Keep warm!
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All this activity keeps us warm!
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