Wet season in Autumn?

Well we wanted rain... We had rain... 
For the last 13 days it rained on and off every day.
But by large the heaviest downpour we've ever seen, since we've been up here, has been last Sunday. It started at 4.00 pm and went on the whole night.
Water bucketed down and was gushing everywhere. 
We ended up with a flowing river at the bottom of the block. Our poor neighbours must have been  swamped...

Water gushing down

River flowing down

That night, the rain didn't stop and even for the frogs it was too much, they all started coming for a dry spot on the verandah, they were everywhere! On window sills, in the sink, on the chairs, on the floor...

They say that if you can keep green frogs in your garden it must be a healthy garden. Ours must be super healthy!
It was a cacophony of deafening croaking songs though, and it echoed so loud that at one stage, Svenne threatened to throw them back in the garden, as he couldn't hear the television...
Here's a little clip of what it sounded like, and it went on for hours... (You can hear the rain coming down at the beginning of the clip.)

Lucky we managed to mow the lawn that afternoon, before the rain came. It has already grown back. (Very healthy garden...)
But the next day, Svenne had to go and empty the boat, (which is waiting on the edge of the lake). It was full of water, barely floating!

The lake is now full again.

Before the rain

Filling up

Full...

And the sun is back.
We had this amazing sunset last night. which makes it all worthwhile to live in the country! 

However, our thoughts are still with the people who got flooded in Cairns, (400mm of rain in 3 days, the heaviest in 3 years). We heard that many houses in Parramatta Park (where we used to live) had extensive damage. 
I was also concerned for my family in Townsville, after they had a mini tornado going through the town on Tuesday, with extensive damages. Luckily they were spared. 
We wish them all the best.