Here comes the Rain!
May 3rd 2007 04:14
I'm in the good books!
What other signs of nature should we all be aware of to predict rain? The first one to to be seen is when the salt water that is just below the ground in salt patches comes to the surface. This is really noticeable and often salt tolerate grasses start to green up too. This is, of course, like many farm activities a mixed blessing. The farmer can see if his salt patches have spread – not good, but he is also hopeful that rains are on the way - good.
Some farmers will swear by the notion that six weeks after the mountain ducks have paired off there will be rains. The trouble with that is – how do you know when they paired off – it’s not as if they had a marriage ceremony on your front lawn – is it!
Speaking of birds – it is believed that the black cockatoos come into the district before it rains. Now when I lived in Perth we always said that when we could hear the black cockatoos and also hear the train it was going to rain. Now the train could only be heard when the wind blew in a certain direction, so that makes sense. But the cockatoos? As one of our friends has said – they have to be living somewhere!
Finally many believe that the red gum trees have a heavy flowering when a good season is approaching. Logically, one would think they would do that when they were gasping for water – but I will bow to a higher authority on that matter and admire them in their beauty.
I know books have been written on signs for rain. Weather forecasters are becoming a little more accurate with all their gear, so that people do not rely on, or are not as conscious of, the signs within nature. I hope they aren’t lost in the technological maze, but continue to fascinate those that rely on rain for their livelihood and existence – who, when you think about it, is almost all of us in one way or another.
A pretty sure sign of rain!
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