New Garden

Day 7   January 19th

My new garden has arrived, stacked neatly on the front lawn.  There was some concern that the delivery truck might not be allowed all the way along our road. The heavy rains we have had since before Christmas have caused part of the road to sink a couple of metres. Apparently where we live was once on an island joined by a bridge to the mainland. A causeway was built in place of the bridge and that is where the road collapsed.  It has been made stable, but we still only have a single lane controlled by traffic lights. For a while only local traffic was allowed in.  I rather liked that.  It was very quiet without al the traffic, especially without the jet skis hooning in the bay. I would like them to be banned.  They are hazardous to turtles and dougongs and a complete waste of fuel.  Instead, surf kites have been banned! Actually they are not banned from the water, just the park they need to go through to get to the bay.  Fortunately most of them ignore the ban. 

Now, the only limit on the road is weight; 4.4cwt.  The landscaping people used the smallest of their trucks and carried only my planks, so I am all set for a new garden bed.