OK, Tropical Storm Debbie has been dumping on us for 24 hours straight.. we must be at 15" now. The front pond is full and draining into the creek. The creek is full and draining into the back pond. The back pond is full and draining into the rear of the neighbor's property. Good thing the neighbor's north end is 10 feet lower than ours.
If I was only 6 inches tall and had a canoe, I could go white water rafting in the creek. LOL!
Not to worry, the neighbor's house is high and dry.
You guys up Louisiana way...watch out Debbie's coming!This message has been edited. Last edited by: zone9alady,
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Posts: 6855 | Location: Central Florida | Registered: Feb 12, 2005
Wow you have been inundated with rain--we could use some but the latest weather report shows it will be stalled for a while in its current position. You must have plenty of sand in your soil, right?
I can just see a tiny tractor lady jumping off her tractor and leaping on a raft. you sure have a send of humor!This message has been edited. Last edited by: 16paws,
Posts: 2572 | Location: Ohio | Registered: Feb 25, 2006
I have been wondering about you & if you were flooded. Glad you are high/dry! We are only getting light rain so far & that looks like about all we will get out of this.
"The soil is the source of life, creativity, culture and real independence." David Ben-Gurion
I too have been thinking about you and also Florida Farm Girl in NW Florida. Talked with DS yesterday - he also live in NW Florida and is closely watching the weather broadcasts. Watch out for those tornadoes too and stay safe!
Posts: 501 | Location: TX Gulf coast, zone 9 | Registered: Mar 19, 2008
Wow! That's a LOT of rain. It seems to be very slow moving and that's a real problem for all you peeps in its way.
Hope you don't have any damage from all the rain and Debby moves up to Colorado to help out with the fires. (I know that's not likely but I can hope anyway).
~Jean~ in garden zone 6b
Posts: 5663 | Location: WV... no jokes please, I've heard them all, trust me. | Registered: Oct 28, 2004
Colorado desperately needs a good rain (with no dry lightening strikes)! So scary and sad that many have lost their homes in these fires, and many continue to burn. On the plus side, because of the large Ft Collins area fire nearby, the one in Estes Park was put out much more quickly this weekend. (The helicopters were just miles away and got there faster)
These types of disasters show the intense need of more/newer fire equipment and National Guard services everywhere in this country...rather than just overseas.
Originally posted by conrad: These types of disasters show the intense need of more/newer fire equipment and National Guard services everywhere in this country...rather than just overseas.
I couldn't agree more. Stay safe all of you in the path of the fires. Z9, I hope Debby will wind her way back across South Georgia. I would love to have a few buckets of that rain!
The fires in Col are so sad.......agree with Conrad too.
Z9, wish I had some of that water here too. It looks so refreshing when everything here is simply parched.
Hoping that all in the path of Debbie get some much needed rainfall (not the flooding) and that you stay safe from the tornados. FFG - so you are still "up north". You are having a nice long vacation. Maybe you'll get some nice rainfall and everything will be lush by the time you return home.
Zone9lady, thanks fr posting your pix. Pictures are worth a thousand words is a true statement. Too bad Florida can't bottle that water up and save it for the droughts. Does this cure your state's drought yet?
Posts: 501 | Location: TX Gulf coast, zone 9 | Registered: Mar 19, 2008
WOW! What a mulch pile! What a lot of work that will be to put it all back!...been there/done that! I have one bed that washes with every rain we get that is more than just a light rain. And light rain is still all we are getting so far. When I got up this morning our total was 1" from yesterday/last night. Still raining today.
"The soil is the source of life, creativity, culture and real independence." David Ben-Gurion
It's funny you asked that SSTR, DH and I were just discussing the water levels last night. When we purchased this property 10 years ago, it looked like these pictures, the water level was very high. It lasted about two years and after the 2004 hurricanes the water level went drastically down. The pond you see shrunk to maybe 1 foot and that creek maybe had water in it 5 times since.
I don't know if the drought is over but it should be. Even a huge rentention pond down the street, that has been dry for 4 years now is half full.
I prefer the water in the pond to be high, it attracts, Great Blue Herons, Sandhill Cranes, Wood storks, Egrets and ducks, not to mention all the turtles.
Karen, I had them dump that truckload a few weeks ago. At the time it was high and dry. I'm afraid the pieces floating will be going under the bridge over the driveway and down the creek soon. "sigh"This message has been edited. Last edited by: zone9alady,
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Posts: 6855 | Location: Central Florida | Registered: Feb 12, 2005
Zone9/Carolyn, we in Colorado would LOVE to share that rainfall with you!!! The whole state is in drought and so dry---obviously with all the fires. What is so very sad is that some of the fires have been arson, a few human error and several from lightning although very little rainstorms....more like thunderstorms. Winds, lightning, fires, it just won't stop. Ten main fires that are still burning...SO BLESSED to have the high quality emergency folks covering these things. Firefighters, etc have been amazing according to the news reports. We are fortunate enough to be 120 miles away from the closest fire--CS/area--but the smoke is covering our skies, we had major fires in our area last year and it was so scary. Got to within 1/4 mile of our home and several farmgrounds we tend/own. Very Blessed when the winds finally died down after 9 days as well as finally getting a LITTLE aviation aid. However we are still very droughty here and one spark can send us into the same scenario the others are in right now. Please send prayers and thoughts for this all to stop as the acres accumulate, the loss is in millions of dollars....and we will pray that your areas get under control as well. As we heard growing up..."it's not nice to fool Mother Nature" and she certainly is retaliating... Our crops are burning up, bugs are eating them too, we only had 7 runs of water and it is only end of June....we sure was counting on those 19 runs the canal company estimated we would have. We sure wouldn't have planted corn this year....well, enough.....everyone stay safe, say your T's & P's for our country for all it's issues She is battling.....we all need them!!
Posts: 4602 | Location: Rural SE Colorado | Registered: Jun 14, 2003
Oh ladeuce I'm so glad the fires are far from you, but the drought is just horrible. We were dealing with that just a few months ago and now this. We actually NEEDED a storm like this to drench our parched state. We had a few wildfires but not as bad as Colorado's.
Now in certain high populated areas there are sinkholes opening up by the dozens.
T&P go with you and your crops. I know you have a lot of farmland up there.
Mother Nature is indeed a tough lady.
Posts: 6855 | Location: Central Florida | Registered: Feb 12, 2005
We've been having record highs here lately. My poor plants. I don't water them much but I had to today. Lots of my plants were wilting and looking shriveled.
ladeuce - the fires just continue it seems. such a loss. T & Ps for all of you.
Fluffy - I am trying to keep the young trees and perennials alive by watering, and of course the veggie garden. We are already in drought status with no rainfall in sight and I'm sure everyone has seen the news about the temps we've been having lately. Temps over 100 for several days straight is just wrong for us.
Z9 - I am thankful that Florida got some much needed rainfall.......hopefully there wasn't too much damage from Debby, just lots and lots of much needed moisture.
So far just that one tree fell that we can see, we haven't walked through the back yet. The Four O'Clocks that just started to bloom a week before didn't like the high water at all...they look like they are not going to make it even now that the water has receded.
My Weeping Willow is happy though!
Whether You Think You Can Or You Think You Can't..... You're Right - Henry Ford
Posts: 6855 | Location: Central Florida | Registered: Feb 12, 2005
Don't give up on those 4 o'clocks. I had a root come back 4 yrs. in a row...got mad & dug it out...it was nearly as big as my forearm & about 1 1/2' long! Down there in your sandy soil it should have plenty of root...it may still be getting a lot of water under the soil.
"The soil is the source of life, creativity, culture and real independence." David Ben-Gurion
