With the flooding in Ames came lake-front property for the Janes! Course, along with lake-front property comes a few little issues.
#1 – the trail camera that I borrowed from a friend is now taking pictures of the water up-close-and-personal, unless its not submerge water proof… in which case I owe him a trail-cam.
On the upside, if its still alive under water it will probably have taken some really cool pictures of the flood water!
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#2 – firewood floats. I had a really nice stack of firewood, enough to last for a few winters of fires several nights a week. Unfortunately, wood floats. The neighbors said they got tired of counting when the water rose high enough that even the large pieces were floating in a nice even line.
#3 – my bridge across the creek is also wood. So it also floats. I hope its still around someplace…
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#4 – grass doesn’t like this much water. That means less mowing, but it also means re-seeding is probably going to be required.
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#5 – mosquitoes like this extra water everywhere, and they also like Grace and her Dad. This spells even more itchy bites for the both of us.
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Here are a few additional videos of the current as well:
All is well with the house, no water in the basement and we can deal with boiling our drinking water for now. Our thoughts go out to those who weren’t as lucky.