Yep, we’re complaining about rain and weeds while those poor folks are grieving for lost and missing loved ones. It sure puts things into perspective, doesn’t it? My heart hurts for them so bad. We saw the power of flash floods when we lived in New Mexico. About half a mile from the house was a little creek. We often walked down to it so David could fish for sunfish in the pools. It was so small, you could jump across it. But one day it rained. Not by us, but a few miles away. Rained hard! Well, our peaceful little creek turned into a monster in just a few hours. We could hear it roar from the house. And, walking down to it, we saw it raging 10 feet over the normal banks, in huge, angry waves, carrying big trees downstream like so many matchsticks. Seeing that made me aware of the danger of building anywhere near a creek.
Even here, in Northern Minnesota, flash floods do, occasionally happen. As you’ve noticed, our house is built on a big rise, high above our little creek. Not by accident, I assure you!
I’m getting ready to mulch the peppers in the Sand Garden, after getting them weeded. Will has been busy getting ready for haying. Today, he’s working on our spare haybine (the one that caught fire!), after getting the primary haybine all ready to go. As soon as the weather has settled down, rain-wise, he’ll be off haying nearly every day. I’ll be keeping on weeding and weeding and weeding.
I had to laugh. A visiting family asked if we planted any flowers to attract pollinators to our gardens. Well, yes and no. Around every one of them are acres of clover, both medium red and alsike. The fragrance about knocks you down, it’s so sweet. The cows are up to their bellies in it. Yep, the pollinators sure love it too!
— Jackie
Joining in prayer with everyone for those lives lost in the floods and their grieving families. May God give continued strength to those searching for the missing. Let us all remember to love our neighbors as Jesus asked us to, whether we know them or not.
Jackie and Will, You are keeping those gardens in great shape! No surprise there, its hours of hard work and dedication to supplying your own food. It is good to be able to see how the pros (You two) keep their gardens going. Texas floods are a horrible thing. So many young lives lost with no one to help them in their hour of need. As a parent I would never be able to forgive myself for allowing that to happen. When you see people built in areas where they are in the low ground, or with mountains all around them like in NC, you just have to wonder what they were thinking when they decided to build in those areas. Our lives are products of the decisions we make. Asking for heavenly guidance is a necessity. Those children are in Heaven now with the other innocent victims of the floods. God Bless them all.
Jackie, Texas is beyond horrible. Searching for the bodies is beyond anything most people would be able to help. The recovery teams are heroes. I keep imagining Jesus scooping them up in his arms as those children and adults run to him. We all praying for the families.
Everything looks so good in your gardens. Just wait until all the produce comes in!!!
Glad to hear that the “chores” are moving along! Hard to keep up with it all here too but we keep at it like you do. Praying for those poor folks here too. It does put things into perspective. Best to you as the summer progresses Jackie and Will!
Yes, seeing the disasters that others are in, makes us realize our troubles are so tiny compared to theirs. Prayers for everyone.
While we’re “down hill” in our rural subdivision, it would never be a flash flood in our area that would be of concern. We are not in a “low lying” area. Plus better half has landscaped so any fast moving water is away from our house (also helped our elderly neighbor).
Those in flash flood alley in TX – penny wise and pound foolish. I would not have had my kids at camp over the 4th. Sorry – the emer plan for the camp was sub-par at best. Sorry for the poor kids – they had no say. The adults, well let me leave it at that.
I will be weeding Sunday/Monday (family time Fri-Sat). Something I will need to get my mind elsewhere (best cat ever did not care for asparagus or strawberries, though he knew we liked both).
Do you realize that Camp Mystic had been there since the depression? Are you aware that 2 days before this event, Camp Mystic was inspected and passed with flying colors, including emergency plans? For many families, it was a family tradition going to Camp Mystic. Look more at the county level. No emergency sirens. Also, their was poor notification of any problems coming.