Big Tree Down

     On my trip yesterday morning from Long Pond Road to Mudge Pond, I ran across a pretty big tree which recently decided to lay down for a long winters nap....... The little boy in me wanted to climb up on it, and cross the stream like I would have forty or so years ago. The adult in me said don't be an idiot! You fall off, you're dead (or at least extremely sore).

Guess which one won.....

fog in the valley.....

The fog over Mudge was pretty incredible this morning. From Long Pond, it looked like a whale of a thick cloud. I clicked this off, drove down to Mudge, caught the fishermen seen below and POOF, it had disappeared! Or had it......?

Umbrella anyone?

~Well, has everybody had enough rain yet? Sake's alive! Today was quite a day of it, starting with 2+ inches in a little over an hour early this morning, which caused washouts, delays, detours, a serious accident in Sharon and minor havoc here and there and everywhere. Our ground is so saturated that any rains which fall just run and gain speed and strength in volume. I had a culvert tube plug(one of three), causing water to flow up and over the header we had built and on to the second tube under our driveway. At it's peak, it went over that header as well, and on to the third tube.(all ten inch by-the-way)  That second tube was a life saver, and it was like a water cannon on the discharge side! I got the debris cleared from the first one and it was a huge relief! It was like a big whirlpool when it opened up and sucked downward. My heart relaxed when that happened! The rains had plugged the end of the tube with grasses and sticks that came when the torrent came rushing down thru the near-bye woods.

That was just the start of the day. The rains continued off and on throughout the day, probably a good four, five, maybe even six different times. When it stopped, the sun would come out and you would think you were all done. Forty minutes later it would be teeming again. And we just had thunder and lightning here at around 8:30 when I started on my two blogs for today. We missed a blog yesterday because of "busy-ness". :)

Sure hope tomorrow is somewhat more stable in the weather department!

Remember.....look up!

"It's the hap-happiest time of the year......."

NOT!

-Where else, but The Sharon Pharmacy. ......your Halloween headquarters!!