I told George to move the tractor

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The rain just kept falling, and the river kept rising. Wednesday saw us with SES volunteers door knocking to tell us to evacuate, the river was about to burst it's banks.  I can't tell you how that felt, the indecision, feeling pretty sure my house would be ok, but how can you know.  I decided to stay, and the predicted 5m+ river peak didn't happen, but it was a tense time while I watched Bureau of Meteorology updates on the river levels, and how much rain was falling.  I feel for the people who weren't so lucky, who had their homes overrun with dirty river water, and their belongings ruined.  Some of those people haven't been able to return home yet, and I can't imagine how that must feel, to not know what awaits them.

Looking south from the Murwillumbah Bridge, I live just over behind those trees, and up a bit on a rise

Street at the back of my house, the land drops steeply to this low lying area a stone's throw from the river

Looking across the playground -the park across the street 

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Not everyone was bothered by the flooding, nothing like boogie boarding down the main street, or mud sliding through the rain soaked grass.

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The rain's stopped for now, and things are nearly back to normal, but more heavy rain is predicted, so we'll wait and see what the coming days bring.

Enjoy your weekend.