Summer's almost here

We didn't loose much ground to the river, but looking downstream you can see the pieces of sod and topsoil that have fallen in the river.











Here is a closeup of the sod chunks. As the river continues to fall, it will be interesting to see if any of the willows we planted last year are still hanging on.

Aftermath

Looks like the worst of the flooding is over for the time being. Although the weather remains wet and cool, the river has dropped significantly, allowing us to get a glimpse of the new order of things along the shore line.

Good News, Bad News

The good news is that the temperatures have cooled significantly over the last two days. The high today will be in the low 50's. The bad news is that it is raining. We had a pretty good thunderstorm Tuesday night, and there is a steady light rain today. The flow in the river has leveled off and is dropping a bit. Rain is in the forecast for several more days. Lets hope that the rain is light and the river will continue dropping.

Lakefront Pasture

The low-lying pasture to the north is looking more like a lake this morning. The river is supposed to peak today. Our property has fared pretty well so far, with only minor sloughing of the bank.

Goodbye Old Friends

I happened to be looking out the window when the last of the Cottonwoods on the point started leaning so I grabbed the camera and shot this as they fell.

Another one bites the dust

We lost another large cottonwood last night and as you can see by the picture, the river water is up all around the remaining stand of trees. It looks like we may loose all of them. The pasture to the north is quickly filling with water and the fence where the shoreline used to be is submerged and dangling in the river. Wow.

Cottonwood last Stand

The large cottonwood trees on the point just north of our property are losing the battle against the river. One or two have fallen today and at least one more will go before it is over. The water has just started coming over the bank in the pasture to the north, and the fence line along the river bank here is starting to fall in to the river. Too bad the River is not fishable, 'cause I have been finding Skwala stoneflys all over the place today.