Bigger and bigger, wetter and wetter
28. Dec, 2010 
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We knew it was getting bigger.
We knew the rain was still falling.
We knew the view would be unlike anything we had ever seen before.
We had NO idea…
We have an infinity pool today – with a real view of the floodwaters behind!
The river has gone way beyond its banks…
The edges you can see here is about 40-50 metres in from the true edge of the river at its highest point.
This will mean way more to my family and those who have visited here in person…
But if you can imagine, I took THIS photo yesterday…
…standing in front of the tree now half-submerged directly above the empty hay-feeder in the shot below…
I would be standing in chest-deep water there today.
There is not much grazing going on …
But there is a lot of staring…Everything is in a state of sodden shock – animals don’t know where to stand. People just keep looking outside, gawping, taking photos and Facebooking or blogging them…
The dam wall is now three metres over and it’s still raining.
We aren’t worried about our houses going under – we are still a good 15-20 metres above the current flood levels and the dam wall is overflowing relieving some of the water. Who knows what will happen though – no-one’s ever seen THIS…
Nothing to say but – Far out! That is incredible!
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Wow! I love life in the country, city folks just miss all the fun. Can’t wait to see the photos or your new boat. – Misc. 20F with snow in the valley of the great Ohio River, USA
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Stay safe.
XA
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BB, I was so excited about all of the news that I forgot say what a great job (I think) you did documenting the rain and flood events. – Bill
Bill’s right, city folk don’t know what they’re missing…unless they grew up with this in the country.
. These photos are fantastic & the flooding is amazingly awesome…just hope all up there are safe & the locals dont do anything silly in those strong waters. BB take care, love to you all & keep up the blogging…it’s great weather for that…& pikelets! xoxo
Heh – pikelets about to be devoured for morning tea!!
These are amazing photographs. Thanks for sharing them with us. And stay safe!
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Wow, I have seen some big rains but these that you are having are beating those little drenchers all to blazes. The looks on the horses’ faces crack me up. Adding my Stay Safe to the others.
Oh, my gosh! It’s like California. Dang.
The weather is so strange right now, here in Florida we are having 3 nights of freezing temps. At 8pm it is below freezing and still dropping, The farmers stand to lose everything tonight.
Man, oh man! Will all your livestock be able to stay safe? This is truly amazing!
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Wow!! That’s big!! And still raining?! I can’t wait to see tomorrow!
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Your series of posts on the floods have been amazing. I hope things become a little less interesting for you.
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Amazing photos. Hoping you’re OK and the house stays safely above water…
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