It seems that there a bad omens nowadays all over the place Lady Joan.
Erecting shopping centers and housing units on clay in the wetlands is such a silly idea. We have seen it before up north and after a year most of the walls are cracking because clay moves.
In the meantime they keep on destroying nature.
We are very uptight about it and something has got to give here!
Glad to hear about your rain and if it can creep up to the Karoo and other areas it will be indeed a great blessing.
Blessings!