We had the massive wind storm which tore the Tyvek off the addition; then it got bitterly cold and it snowed like crazy. (This was not just "northwest Washington snowed like crazy" this was the real deal.) We had three vehicles stuck on Christmas Day - two on Heron Lane and one in the neighbor's driveway. We got everything unstuck and prepared to hunker down and wait it out. Then the furnace went belly up on us; it got down to 30 degrees in the house at one point. Thankfully the pipes didn't freeze. Now it's warmed up; the rain has returned (with a vengeance) and we are dealing with this...
These pictures were taken from the same vantage point two weeks apart... Our pasture is on the right - a good portion of it was overwhelmed by the creek. In the summer Johnson Creek is quite a bit smaller even than the "before" picture.
Here you see Grace and Jesse surveying the "creek". Generally it is about a 12 foot drop from the bottom of the bridge to the surface of the water; water is touching the bottom of the bridge in this picture. That's a lotta water folks! You can see our barn, cars and house in the background.
As to our "diversion", we've made some progress - even to the point of seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. We managed to get the shower seated properly with the drain hooked up and water flowing to it. (That was a bit of nightmare; but it's done now...)
Here's the cupboard. The counter top and sink are next on the agenda...
4 comments:
Look at all that water! It's been quite the winter thus far, eh?
When I was coming home from the middle school Wednesday afternoon, I decided not to cross what looked to be too deep, too fast flowing water across Alm. I turned around, but watched in my rear view mirror as the guy behind me attempted it. His vehicle was swept into the farmer's field. :P Too bad.
I also notice what appears to be a 'duck crossing' sign just across the bridge...how appropriate considering! Well, it's been an adventure no one will ever forget, eh?
Good eye, Z! Our ducks just hung around in the flooded pasture. We had a noisy flock of trumpeter swans in the neighbor's field.
That's crazy! I was looking at the girls Flikr pics and couldn't believe the amount of water over there! Keep your head up and tread water! We are dealing with bitterly cold temps again this week. I think I prefer that than to all that water though!
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