Flood Update - June 22

How high's the water, mama?

Five feet high and risin'

How high's the water, papa?

Five feet high and risin'

Well, the rails are washed out north of town

We gotta head for higher ground

We can't come back till the water comes down,

Five feet high and risin'

Well, it's five feet high and risin'

We had hoped the water wasn't going to get high enough to get into Grandma's house - but after Dad realized it'd risen almost 10 inches overnight, he decided it was time to rip up the carpet and make final preparations for the house. There's no dry land left around the house, you can't even get to the driveway by vehicle - had to take a tractor and then a boat. Below are pics around the house.

And a pic of ripping up the carpet...

We saw even more wildlife than we'd seen on Saturday. The pic below is literally a pile of frogs - and there were lots of piles of frogs like this on the front and back steps. Click on the picture to enlarge it and look closely.

There was a opossum taking refuge in the garage.

And there were a lot of rabbits standing on the highest spots they could reach. Unfortunately, it wouldn't be long before those weren't dry spots anymore. We saw quite a few dead animal floating in the water, so we knew they wouldn't last much longer. So we rounded up all of the rabbits - some really big monsters, and some little tiny babies and put them in a laundry hamper. Took them up to dry land and let them go.

Dad's such a big softie.