Every year our river rises,..VERY high,..this year i have the feeling its going to beat all records,..i hope i am wrong and that it just rises to its normal VERY high mark and not beyond,..below are two pictures one taken on the 23rd Sept the other on 9th October,..17 days between so you can see the start of the rise,..note the steps area. 23rd Sept. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) 9th Oct. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden )
Hi Cheryl, trouble is that its raining throughout the whole country so even when it stops the water has to flow in our direction from all the other areas up north,..those steps in the picture are all about 12 inches high apart from the bottom one,..i am predicting the water will reach the top step perhaps higher. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden )
Oh dear Philip it looks as though you're having the same problems we are. Our river looks as though it's about to burst its banks. I hope the rain stops and stays away so that the run off settles and the levels begin to drop back. Molly looks as though she's monitoring the level of the water and making sure all her feathered friends are OK. :-D
We have had so much flooding in the Eastern part of the US this summer, early fall, I hope the water stops rising over your way...very soon.
Hi Eileen, i agree its the same situation,..rain and more rain,..we are into the 6th day of it but it may stop tomorrow,..i hope you are on higher ground. ----------------------------------------------------- Hi Kathyd, i was following the progress of the rainfall in the USA,..it sure flooded lots of areas on the east coast,..i have a friend in Corning,NY,..so i was keeping a close watch. ----------------------------------------------------- Hi Carolyn, its still rising,.. slowly at present,..but interesting to watch the progress. 28th Sept. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) 11th Oct. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden )
I have noticed on the weather maps just how much rain you have been having Philip and hoping that some of it will drift as far down as our area but alas, apart from a few showers now and then, nothing. I was working in the garden yesterday and it is just like a dust bowl.
Hi Pat, gosh you sure are having it dry,..i was looking at your weather for last week,..well in that general area and the coast,..it was big sales of ice cream on the beaches,..suntan lotion,..buckets and spades for the children,..freaky weather indeed. Your plant life could do with some of our rain. ----------------------------------------------------- Hi Cayuga Morning, the norm would be what you see in the picture above for the 28th,..that used to be a diving board,..but it was washed away some time back,..so anything higher is flooding,..there are two different areas,..Lake Area is where the diving board was,..and River Area which is below the Weir,..the latter suffers worse flooding,..in the picture below you will see a white Van in the distance,..that's where i am heading today. 14th October. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) Here we are,..just where the white van was parked. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) Its a well known Wildlife Area,..and where you can hear the Corncrake every year. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) The river is on the far side of the red marker,..so you can see the flood starting. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) The same area during harvest time,..oh that's my daughter in law,..expecting a baby. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) --------------------------------------------------- Meanwhile back at the river,..what you see here is a field,..the river starts in the distance where you see the line of reeds,..just off center. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) River starts the other side of the wooden platforms. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden )
Oh Philip, despite all the flooding what a wonderful place to live and see all the wild life. Congratulations Grandad I assume your daughter-in-law has had the baby, boy or girl?....or maybe you are still in waiting?
Gardengirl, you are right, it is a beautiful area. What a great place to live. I love the look of the wide open spaces. And, Philip, congratulations on the upcoming baby! The signage is great, educating the public on what an important wildlife area it is.
Philip, I hope the wildlife area recovers from the flooding. Your daughter-in-law is lovely. Enjoy your grandchild. I loved seeing the hay in the field behind you. Around here hay is in rather short supply. How many cuttings of hay do the farmers in your area get? Here in an average year we get three, if there's more rain, four cuttings. This year it was two.
Hi Pat, yep,..baby was born,..and it was a girl,..they named her Greta,..they live in Sweden,Ulrika and Paul. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) --------------------------------------------------- Hi Cayuga Morning, its a great place to live,..close to town but in the countryside within a short walk. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) --------------------------------------------------- Hi Jane, yep Ulrika is a great girl,..loves the outdoors,..took to the water and the boat like a natural. The hay is cut twice in most places,..but it can get a short cutting for making silage . ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden )
Philip, those are such nice family photos. Thanks for sharing them with us. You have a lovely family.
