After the last blog's forecast of heavy rain and flooding: on came the heavy rain, 4 1/4 inches in the early morning of last Friday...and the flooding. Over the last 15-20 years, the South Anna river gets out its banks about once every 3 years; this year, 3 times already with the summer storm and hurricane season yet to come. The Hersheydog Creek through my land has only been out of its banks once in the 20 years I've been here; twice already this year and this last go round was way out of the banks, waaaaay out. My new bridge was moved about 6 feet, it still works and while you start in about the same spot on the north bank you end up in a new spot on the south bank. Not sure it's worth taking apart and moving it back but I am thinking of anchoring it with rebar - thought about it after the last big rain washed debris over it - too late now.
Farther down stream, the smaller log of the two on the pending middle bridge was moved up against the larger log and the broken, barely crossable east bridge is gone, broken into two large pieces, one 50' downstream and the other wrapped around a tree on the Thomas' property. Their bridge made it, with sand and debris on top of it. The whole bottom has new sand deposits, the creek itself new deep spots and new, monstrous sand and gravel deposits. The creek is also a bit wider than it was, with tree roots dangling out in the air. The power of water...it rules the planet.
The 3rd games of the World Cup group stage continue, Portugal/Iran about to start, the winner moving on so... after a dog stroll with swim, I'll wrap this up and get back to the real football, Today on Earth.
Pickerelweed in the pond
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