The snow that had fallen on Monday, was all gone by Tuesday. Tuesday was a day of rain! I think that most of KZN experienced a deluge of rain on Tuesday and much needed rain it was too, but we really couldn't believe how much had fallen. Over 100mm!
Once the clouds finally lifted we were able to see the top of Mount Lebanon again! It looked spectacular with a little snow and ice remaining.
Once the clouds finally lifted we were able to see the top of Mount Lebanon again! It looked spectacular with a little snow and ice remaining.
Mount Lebanon with a splattering of snow left
With the end of the snow, Bryan and I headed out to check out the dams. We wanted to see if the two repaired dam walls were doing what they were supposed to do, which is only flow over once the dam was full, rather than leaking round the monks and eroding away the banks! We had received enough rain for the dams to be full, so we were excited to see the result.
We had received so much rainfall over the past four days that it was incredible how much water was flowing. Thank goodness we managed to fix the leaking dam wall from the small pond on Thursday and Friday last week otherwise it's likely the entire wall would have collapsed through the water undercutting it.
We were also really excited to see the waterfall that Bryan had discovered shortly after we moved to Kamberg Valley Hideaway. It was looking stunning!
We were also really excited to see the waterfall that Bryan had discovered shortly after we moved to Kamberg Valley Hideaway. It was looking stunning!
Our waterfall looked lovely
With the snow and rain finally finishing on Tuesday evening, our builders started back on Wednesday. They started putting the roof on the staff accommodation and continued with the plastering. By Friday, the building was looking great. Now they just need the plaster and bricks to dry out, scree the floors and then the painting will begin! So excited!
On Friday Rowen (one of our neighbours) called to ask if he could come by and do some more burning on our property. It was a god time to burn as the roots of the grasses and plants were all still damp from the rain and snow.
We asked Rowen if he would be happy to burn the entire field. This meant that we could see exactly the lay out of the dam and its size, which will help hugely when we start doing the maintenance work on it soon. Everything is so overgrown, it would take days to cut it all down, so burning it would make life a lot easier! On top of that, it also means that come the Spring, we will have gorgeous lush green grass!
It was quite incredible how quickly the burn took. In half an hour, everything was charred black! I obviously went out with my camera to take some shots!
We asked Rowen if he would be happy to burn the entire field. This meant that we could see exactly the lay out of the dam and its size, which will help hugely when we start doing the maintenance work on it soon. Everything is so overgrown, it would take days to cut it all down, so burning it would make life a lot easier! On top of that, it also means that come the Spring, we will have gorgeous lush green grass!
It was quite incredible how quickly the burn took. In half an hour, everything was charred black! I obviously went out with my camera to take some shots!
I took a panoramic shot to show the scene!
The newly charred ground attracted loads of birds. At one point there were 5 black-headed heron pecking away at the ground. i took a couple of shots. We also had a spoon-bill visit. Which I love. Their beaks are so amazing!
Even though we really only had a three-day week this week. It seems that we still crammed in a full weeks work! Next week is going to be even busier!
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