Claire Inkson Creative

So this is kind of exciting! On Friday, TV3 News did a little segment on my 'Drought In Pictures'. Thanks to Annabelle Tukia and her team (Rebecca on the camera was amazing too) for putting the spotlight on our area. One of the reasons I wanted to do this was to raise some awareness, and I think ,with the help of TV3, we have gone some way to achieving that. Thanks guys!! You can watch the video here: http://www.newshub.co.nz/nznews/canterbury-woman-captures-drought-on-camera

Since my last blog post, we have had 20 mm of rain!! The most we have had for months. The steady patter of rain on a corrugated iron roof is my new favorite sound. Just magic. Even though this is not even any where close to being a drought breaker, and the howling Nor'Westers have dried up that 20mm, it was such a morale booster to see real rain and actual puddles. I think we all thought it may have forgotten how to do it. This drought we find ourselves in is (hopefully!!) an

So we are in this terrible drought that has turned our farm, and many others, into a grey and bleak dust bowl. If you are not farming, you are probably sick of hearing about it. Rest assured though, it will affect you: our community and our country as a whole relies on agriculture to survive. Agriculture is the back bone of this country. North canterbury is always dry. Every summer careful planning and management is required to ensure feed is adequate for the dryer months and