But I'm not sure if the old man was snoring.
Since he was in the Keys with Kyle.
I'm sure you saw his FB posts.
He's really good at updating everybody
and keeping everyone abreast of what's happening
around here.
But. While they were gone,
working in the brutal heat and cloudless
skies, we were having bit of a
"tropical disturbance".
(I swear, those weathermen...)
I would have taken a picture, but
was afraid to take my phone outside!
We have more water now than
we EVER have had from a hurricane!
The chicken yard is ankle deep.
Luckily we haven't cleaned out the
coops lately (dirt floor but it gets
taller and taller until you have to duck
to walk in there - we are almost to that point)
so they do have somewhere high and dry
to hang out.
I put 4 patio stones out there so I didn't
have to walk in the mud.
The ducks have claimed them as their islands.
The horse's have a sand lot right behind
the barn - that is also ankle deep on the horses!
I kept them in the barn last night to help
them dry out their feet, but they can't stay
in there forever...
They also have a couple of pastures, but those
are all super wet as well!
Sometimes we put them in the front yard.
But that's underwater!
The cow pasture seems a little higher
than the rest - Bill (the guy we bought the
property from) dug a pond in the middle
of where the cows are now and just before
he moved, he brought in a bunch of fill dirt
and filled it back in (since he dug it under
the cover of night and didn't pull a permit).
It might be a bit higher, but it's still pretty wet.
Rod is off work today (thought it was going
to be a travel day after the weekend but they
headed home early yesterday afternoon) so
he was going to just open all the pasture gates
and let the horses and cows find the driest spot.
Standing is water isn't good for anybody's feet!
Luckily we are on a septic system,
since the city's water system is totally overloaded.
They are asking people not to do laundry,
dishes, shower, or flush unless absolutely necessary.
(But if the rain doesn't slow down, our septic
might be too full to accept anymore water too!)
This is easily the wettest I have seen our property
in all the years we have been here or even when
we were next door! (2001)
But Brocks' place is even worse!
Luckily he has a hill at the front of his property
where the donkey and goats are hanging out.
Wouldn't be surprised to see his cows up there
today as well.
(They are usually in a pasture in the back, but
I'll bet that is totally underwater, based on the
rest of his property...)
However, the house is a little higher than anything
(except the barn) and we are high and dry.
No worries about the house flooding.
They are forecasting more and more and more
rain for the rest of the week. It's not that much
rain really, it's just that after the hurricane and the
tropical storm that followed, the ground is FULL.
However, the wind is also supposed to be
blowing pretty strong, which helps the ground
dry out. (weird, I know...)
However, again, since the ground is saturated,
a good strong wind may blow over a bunch
of trees since the ground can't hold the
roots securely anymore.
Should make for a fun week.
But I'm counting down to my LAST DAY
so NOTHING can dampen my spirits!
(Even if I got TOTALLY drenched multiple
times yesterday while taking care of the animals...)
Sure wish we could send some of this
out to the fires!
Hopefully the winds blow it that way.
Happy Monday!!!!
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