The Pond is Back!

I heard the sound of rain, Miss Piggy nudged me again and again but I was so tired. Then came hail and more thunder, nudge nudge, and then when I finally was able to wake up I found a lake in back and a pond in front. Evidently we got another nearly 10 inches of rain. Oh my!
Earlier the straight line winds had knocked a huge section of fencing down and it fell on my lilac bush and broke it off at the base. Jenna with her back out and me with my back ailments had to lift it up off the lilac and other plants it landed on and brace it up. Then the next day Jenna wired it up until we can manage to screw in new heavy screws in new places to hold it. The back gate is only held on by the dirt it digs into. It got put on backwards when Ira and Jessi did it and then I think has been removed several times since but needs a lift and adjustments. Well, the dogs are still with me. I thought surely Hobbz had gotton out but with all the thunder accompanying the wind he hid behind the shed under some boards and did just fine. A soccer ball was 20 feet from the fence section that was blown out and it never even moved. Go figure...
So rain rain go away from Reedsburg please!

In Search of the Lake that Once Was...

So how does a flood make a lake disappear? This is a good question in retrospect but we all saw the lake water rushing out of the lake and taking houses with it so we know it did and can happen somehow when there is too much water. The 100+ inches of snow and then the rains that seemingly would not stop created conditions that hinted of disaster and then suddenly was one. FEMA is here and the houses that were affected are either sitting empty or being reconstructed by workers trying to regain a place for families to live again.
Jamie and I went in search of pictures of the lake that was and we did find a large expanse of mud and cracks that once was a resort and playground to many. Standing on the sandy beach looking out was just mind boggling. Look and see for yourselves. What will be twice as interesting is the process they will begin to fill that expanse back up with water to satisfy the community and the businesses who want their lake back! We will be there with camera's rolling.