Showing posts with label Licking River. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Licking River. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Into Each Life a Little Rain Must Fall...

It says, "a little", right?  I'm afraid there must be some mistake, because we passed "a little" somewhere around three weeks ago.  Here's what the sky looks like right now:



This is how it looked yesterday:


The day before?


The day before, and the day before, and the day before that?   Yep, exactly the same.  And tonight, tomorrow, the next day?  Well... storms, then rain, punctuated by heavy storms...
SERIOUSLY?!

I know I really have no right to complain.  My house is dry, unlike many others, and in most parts of the area, people can still get to their front doors without the use of a boat.  We have had a couple of tornadoes touch down, but no towns here have been leveled.  But still- it gets old, doesn't it?


I mean, just look at my garden! Anyone care for a swim? 



The poor sugar snap peas have rotted in the ground (for the second time), and the broccoli plants are drowning.
Over the weekend, the sun actually came out for about 15 minutes, so we rushed down to the river to look at the flood.

 This used to be a street, but is now home to some very unconcerned geese...


 Goose butts, everywhere I go, now!


Do they really need a sign telling people the steps are closed?


Furthermore, please don't try parking in this lot...


At the confluence of the Ohio and Licking, the water from the Licking is moving so fast, there are actually- er- browncaps.

Take a wild guess what's looming on the horizon again!  Yep, it's time to head back to the car...


At least this little guy doesn't seem to mind the rain...


and some day the sun will shine, somewhere... over the rainbow...