muffinshire: Flood Update (by Dan)

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Flood Update (by Dan)

We haven't built an ark (yet). In fact, we are better off than many. We (only) got 6 inches in the past 48 hours. And the new drain tile that we installed around the house has passed the "stress test"! No seepage problems in the basement, and the sump pumps are just trotting along at an easy pace.

But, our farm is an island right now, and the amount of water around has at least tied (if not surpassed) the Great Flood of 1993. The timeline:
Thursday Evening - Water starts trickling across our road.
Friday Morning - Our road is passable only via 4WD truck
Friday Evening - Our road is passable only via tractor
Saturday Morning - Water is 2 feet deep; Can't see road and don't want to drive tractor into the ditch. Thus, our road is passable only via boat (or foot). I carried a load of supplies (milk, frozen pizzas, and cookies) out to dad. We're hanging out the rest of today and having a party. You're invited, if you'd like. Just wade on over!

I think the water is peaking this afternoon.

A photo journal of the event:

Flooded Garden:

Ferrying pumpkins to the market, by way of tractor.

Our new lakeside view.

Soybeans, gone...

I would estimate 1/3 mile of our road is under water.

View from the end of the road. (What road?)

View from our house.

Beauty, Amid Destruction

3 comments:

Ana Wambeke said...: Milk, cookies and frozen pizzas eh? Only the necessities. You, my friend, are busted.; September 25, 2010 at 5:44 PM
mmc said...: I take it Joy and the kiddos are not at the farm this weekend? Hope you dry out soon!!; September 25, 2010 at 9:18 PM
Mr. Dad said...: Joy & the kids are at Grandma's. Much better there.

And just for the record, Joy, there were some bananas in there too...; September 25, 2010 at 10:07 PM

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Favorite Flicks

Don't have a clue what to put on your Netflix queue? Well, I happen to like movies a lot. It's a trait, and a desirable one I might add, that I inherited from my dad.

One of me and Dan's all time favorite movies are those by Iranian Director Majid Majidi. They are at once inspiring and tragic. Try any one of these. You won't be left thinking: "Well there went two hours of my life I'll never get back." Honestly, they make Hollywood's movies look pitiful and self-serving. This isn't the exhaustive list of his movies, just the one's we've seen and recommend.

1. Children of Heaven. About the beautiful love and sacrifice a boy makes for his sister. Second favorite!!!

2. The Color of Paradise. A widower seeks to marry again but is embarassed by his son who is blind. This one is by far my favorite.

3. Baran. This one's a simple love story between a young Iranian man and a young Afghani woman. Third favorite, but not by much.

4. The Willow Tree. This one is about a blind professor who temporarily regains his sight. But in receiving it, he sees life so different, that he wishes he had never been able to see at all. It's not my favorite, but I still liked it all the same.