dar's white water rafting club now open

WooooWeeee What a night it was on the Ponderosa. I don't ever remember the thunder rolling like that. It didn't stop for hours! Yesterday's post warned of what was to come. It came and is still coming. We not only lost the island underwater but we also lost the drive way. Pop's new walk way he rebuild for the wedding, we will have to see if we can find it when the water goes down. As far as being able to take the same pictures from yesterday..I can't due to the fact I cannot cross the rapids to get there and that part is totally under water anyway. I took what I could sorry if a couple were blurry but it has started sprinkling again...goodness we don't need any more rain. They say the sun will be out by noon, we sure do need it.

We need to go find all our stuff.

it was up to the flag poll

This is the spill way that the water went over last night okay notice that is a hugh incline
before I walked down to take a look ...beautiful
where the lil bride got married 2 weeks ago..glad it wasn't this weekend
white water anybody
other side of the driveway
just raw power
u could almost catch a wave

the walk way to the second bridge I walked over yesterday

the 5 foot drop off yesterday that is out of the bank by now 20 feet can't even get there

the currant just cutting through..uhmmmm no ditch here normally

the dark line is how far the water was so it has dropped by 10 feet

the white rapids in the back..aren't suppose to be there at all, why I can't reach the other side

the bride would have needed swim fins instead of heels . If you zoom in on this picture-I mean blow it up. You can see the water was over the floor at one point because of the pinestraw wrapped around the beam and all the trash. It was probably half way up the rail.

can't get over there from here

blow this one up to you can see all the trash trapped in the fence side

narlly dude

the ducks again going...wtf...pops missing his boards on the other side it drops off

lil dude can't swim that fast

another angle of the mini rapid

where the wedding was held and the boat is under

this clump of debry isn't suppose to be here, it's from it coming over the driveway

going under the driveway and the debry on top from the flow thru

the sound is unreal wish ya'll could hear it

at least 6 to 8 inches in 3 hours is what they are saying

the wisteria hang in there

xoxo
dar

Geaux Get Your Read On!

A rapid runs thru it

Good Morning, posting some picture of some of the rain we have been getting. By the end of the day the island and gazebo in the back will be totally under water. Here is something to ponder when hurricane Katrina hit (yes we stayed) the gazebo in the back ground was totally under water. The water was actually 2 feet higher than it stands. It was 6 inches from coming into the house. I know ya'll have seen pictures of how high that hill is the house is on. Anyway these are pre pictures I will post more after it finishes flooding. (yes at 2:08 this morning Rudey and I were running for cover for a tornado warning) So, over the bad weather! These are the rapids cutting through the driveway...this is usually a dry area
I would hate to fall in...it's moving

This is it cutting through and usually it is a 5 foot drop off, it is flush with the land right now.

Another angle of the pond creeping out the banks...so far it's only out by 4 feet

The lil bridge behind the gazebo to the other side of the pond try to show the wisteria growing.

out of the banks

again the drop off over this bridge is usually 5 feet it is almost flush.

The azaleas all took a beating last night too.

Even too deep for the ducks...lol

Only one baby left now....dang it...

Rudey watching the baby duck.

a orange azalea

white azalea

pink one

Oh, I just got back from taking derfina to the airport...she is jumping out her skin....HELLO she make me take her to the airport at 9 and her plane doesn't leave till noon. LOL She has a frigging three hour lay over 3 miles from my house...she was like on a pogo stick people!!!

xoxo
dar

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