Even with all the work we did this fall trying to prevent this from happening again, we were greeted this morning with a totally flooded yard. Power was off when we awoke, and when it finally got light enough to …
I would have liked to spent today’s entry telling you about the nice Christmas we had. But in what has unfortunately become a day after Christmas tradition around here, our yard once again became a dumping ground for Williams Creek. …
Artie came out with me to the front yard to check out the damage left from the flood. He didn’t like walking in the mud, which made it pretty hard to get around the front yard. This weekend I’ll start …
Here’s the view of Loleta from Tompkins Hill Road close to the peak of the flooding. Unbelievably it got worse than this, but I couldn’t get out of Ferndale to get the picture. Mom and Grandma, this is the road …
I am really starting to hate the last two weeks of December, as it seems like the flooding just keeps getting worse every year. Our herb garden, our paths, everything that we worked so hard on this summer are now …
At our house the effect of all the rain was also visible. Fortunately, the wall we built earlier this year keeps the water out. Just when it comes within an inch of the top of the bricks it crests the …
After viewing the backyard, I was prepared for the worst in the front yard, and found it. It’s been very cold in addition to the heavy rain, so we’ve been keeping our fingers crossed for snow. So far the only …
You start a new year all positive, hoping it’s going to be better than the previous year. (Which last year wasn’t that great, so it shouldn’t be hard to beat.) For me this positive attitude lasted until I got out …
This new feature of our yard is either: A copy of San Jose’s Quezacoatl statue. The result of having visions of aliens landing near some strange mountain. Half the recipe of a female mud wresting tournament. A brand new volcano. …
Here’s what the culvert in front of our house looked like upon our return from Mexico. It appears there was one more storm that dumped even more silt in our front yard. The culvert was about two and a half …
We had a full day without rain today! It gave me some time to start cleaning up some of the mess the storm left. My first task was to try to recover the power cords for the Chistmas lights, but …
I cheated on the entry for the 16th, as I posted it Sunday night. I stayed in the office after the parade to do the entry for the 15th. I’m telling you this because the events later that night are …
Tonight was the annual lighted tractor parade, and like last year it was held in a downpour. But Ferndaler’s don’t care if it rains on their parade, they still have fun. This was my favorite entry, not only because of …
I promised myself a day off today so that I could put up our Christmas lights and go watch Katy’s ballet program. Heavy rain started falling yesterday, and it continued today. Even so, I spent the morning putting lights up …
