RAIN !!! - did I say rain?

Wow - well after the drenching we had in April - almost 400 mm (16 inches) we then had another deluge in May of nearly 440 mm (17.5 inches). Fortunately even though our home is low-set the main living areas are about 80 mm (3 inches) off ground level so we don't get water into the house. The breezeway however is at patio level so if we don't use towels under the door the water will just run in making the dog's sleeping area wet underfoot.

This is a photo of our front patio, our yard is on a slope but so much rain fell in such a short space of time that it couldn't run away fast enough.
Our front steps resembled a cascade again.
This is taken from our back yard looking across our paddocks into the neighbours place to the right.This time the photo has been taken from the same place but looking over to the neighbours on the left.
After the rain cleared I went for a walk down the front paddock to see the dam and our back paddock. The dogs were glad to get out for a run as they had been cooped up inside for the best part of 2 days.
Coco thought it would be lovely to have a roll until he found out that there was an inch of water sitting on top of the ground - he got up very quickly - lol.
Our small dam in the back paddock became one big lake which stretched across the neighbours on both sides.