There's wide spread flooding in the streets, lawns, and into homes. The sewer system can't handle the water so it's bubbling raw sewage up into the flood water. Snakes are swimming through populated areas looking for dry ground. Ants are swarming onto any and everything to find dry ground. God only knows what's in the water in the more rural areas.
It's scary to see the kids out playing in this water, as if they're at the beach. This is SO not beach water. It's scary to see cars trying to pass through flooded streets, not knowing if the street is still intact below the water. And if the water gets into the car engine...?
It's scary to see the water creeping towards your home, up over the step, slowly edging towards the door as it reaches for your possessions. On TV they say don't flush toilets! Don't wash clothes! Don't let the water run at all if it's not completely necessary! We're under a boil water alert; boil the water for 3 minutes before consuming!
We've put seed in the feeders for the poor, wet, bedraggled looking birds, some with babies in tow. Even they look tired of all the rain. The babies look somewhat shocked, as if they're wondering if they've hatched on the wrong planet. I watched my dog, confused and worried, as she tried to find a place where the water was low enough for her to squat and do her business. I watched my cat find a high patch of ground for her business, then leap from small puddle over large spans of deep water, only to splash land in more water. She let out some pitiful meows as she got soaked getting back into the house. I can't even imagine what the raccoons, possums, and other ground borrowing critters are doing to survive.
We're all scrambling to stay above water.
A street by a friends home.
The street front of another friends home.
The roads...
And it's still raining....
1 comment:
I'm guessing this is not good for your garden?
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