There sure seems to be a lot of rain lately. Of course, I guess that’s better than the snow some places are getting. But it’s awfully soggy around here.
Toby and I went for a walk to the mailbox, which means going by the pond.
Rain, pond and flood waters.
As usual when it rains for any length of time, the creek is backed up and overflowing across the road.
Creek waters overflowing across road.
Also as usual, there is a big chunk of tree stuck in front of the openings of the culverts under the road.
Tree stuck in front of culvert.
Of course our farm collie Toby doesn’t mind traipsing through a little flood waters!
Toby walking through flood waters.
In fact, he considers it such a leisurely stroll, he even stops to get a drink.
Ummm, flood water is a nice treat!
And since HE is walking through flood waters, well he figures the human should too.
"Well, are you coming???"
Okay, okay, what’s it matter if I get cold, wet feet! I’m coming already!
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Wow! That’s a lot of water with nowhere to go. I suppose your ground is too saturated, too. Crazy how parts of the country are being hit hard by some kind of moisture this winter. We’ve got the snow and it just won’t give us a break.
Love that Toby. Maybe he can pull you guys around in a boat? heheh!
~Lisa
Hey Lisa, that’s a GREAT idea!!! Like the old Erie Canal where donkies walked on the shore and pulled the boats through. Cool!
Oh my….that’s a lotta water! We’ve had tons and tons of rain, but all we’ve got is ankle deep mud at this point. Guess we should be thankful for that!
That one photo looks like the water could very nearly sweep Toby away!
Stay safe.
This was a relatively “mild” flooding. And Toby was walking along the roadway, where most places it wasn’t that deep. He’s a pretty sturdy fellow, so it would take a lot more to sweep him off his feet! You can’t see it in the picture, but the water where he was walking is going into a ditch, so he wouldn’t have went far, and NOT into the creek. =:-O
The mud gets old, doesn’t it? Our back yard looks like the Great Lakes mixed with marshes.
It’s soggy here too but not nearly that bad! (I loved the post about the tree coming down near the electric wires too — very funny.)
I think it’s soggy all over, and if not soggy, snowy!
Glad you enjoyed the story about our crazy lumberjack!