Stuck in the middle

We are stuck in the middle of the country with a continuous cloud over us. I am so tired of rain! Day before yesterday we had 5 inches in a 24 hour period. Some of us in Iowa had as much as 9 inches. Our backyard was flooded. By the end of the day, most of it had soaked away, but, of course the mud remains. Yesterday was relatively rain free-once it quit in the morning. Butch and I rode to the river for a look. Later in the day we cruised the area to look at water. There was not a shortage of it. I have many pictures to post. Unfortunately if you do not know what it looks like without water the photos will be lost on you.

On the bike trail at the Raccoon River Valley Bridge

 Butch and Bob Anderson looking upriver...

 Here comes a tree, roots and all.

 And here is a tree and a tire, complete with wheel.

 Tree down on the trail just south of the bridge.

                                         

                                             Spring Lake Park

 Trust me to say this is new water.

 Completely flooded on right side of road. In fact, water was running across the road in places. There was one camper to the right of the water that was blocked in till the water goes down. In talking to campers, it was not scary for them. The wind was not severe. I still think I would have been up and watching the water rise if not packing up and moving out. The problem with moving would have been that it was dark and you might have been moving into worse danger.

 Trees getting their feet wet.

Leo and Keri's waterfront property

 This flooding happens periodically for them. They are less than a quarter mile from Hardin Creek. They have taken extreme sump pump moves and installation to keep an invasion at bay.