new water course and Daintree pine

22mm of rain yesterday and the excavation I did on the weekend to create an overflow/dry creek bed for the waterfall, has filled with water. The whole area is one sticky, muddy mess. It seems to be one of those rules of life - dig a trench or hole , it will rain and fill it up!

Also  a photo of a Daintree pine ( Gymnostoma australianum) -  this is a beautiful native tree with soft green foliage and reminds us of the NZ rimu or red pine.  It is about 3 m high after about 10 years so seem to be quite slow growing in this area.

Tom