After more than 9 months of drought we have rain! This morning we measured 50mm of rain and it has continued to rain all day.

Parts of Uruguay are in severe drought – to the point rivers have dried up and some towns have no drinking water. The weather here isn’t an idle topic for conversation. It’s discussed with true interest and concern. By everyone, not just farmers. Today’s rain will be happily discussed for a few weeks. We will all compare how much we got, what reservoirs filled or didn’t fill, what damage happened, its impact on pasture growth, and how much rain, if any, we all still need.
I have spent the day working inside happily listening to the rain and hoping it keeps dripping. If we are lucky we’ll get more rain next week as well. I’d check the weather forecast but since today’s rain wasn’t predicted at all, I’ll stick with wishful thinking.
Lluvia!
¡Después de 9 meses de sequía, llueve! Esta mañana medimos 50 mm de lluvia y seguía a llover todo el día.

Algunas partes de Uruguay tiene sequía muy grave – al punto que los arroyos son secos y algunos pueblos no tiene agua potable. El tiempo no es un tópico de conversación casual. Hablamos del tiempo con interés sincero. De todos, no solamente los campesinos. La lluvia de hoy serán un tópico de conversación por algunas semanas. Todos van a hablar de la cantidad de lluvia, qué aguadas o aljibe están lleno ahora, que daño hizo la lluvia, si ayuda el pasto, y si falta lluvia todavía.
Paso todo el día trabajando abajo de techo, escuchando a la lluvia y esperando que sigue a llover. Si tenemos suerte, recibiremos más lluvia la semana que viene. Podría mirar el pronóstico, pero como no fue pronosticado la lluvia de hoy, me queda con esperanza.
Just hope you don’t get washed away! Never a happy medium eh?
Good news is we have, after years of work, excellent drainage channels. So, while it looks like lots of water, until the banks overflow we are in no actual danger!
Hello.
After so many years of not hearing from you about this farm life in Paraguay…(after Teri moved back to USA. )
I am wondering if your sister is with you in south America. She hasn’t answered my text message when I wished her happy birthday in the beginning of Aug. Most people will say thanks Norma. At any rate I’m glad y’all are still striving on your farm.
Hi Norma. You didn’t receive a reply from my Aunt Teri as she passed away in May of this year. She was in the US still, California I believe. Best – Megan