First Trip to Town.

Tony & Sherry's dog, Koda, is really enjoying the new lakefront property.

The frogs are too. Their singing is constant and LOUD!

Jim and I headed out of our sanctuary for a trip to Lowes and Walmart...first time since Dolly struck. No problem going through the Sandpiper gate as it is stuck half open. The houses and trailers just outside Sandpipers are, as usual after a big storm, surrounded by water. The whole length of Seminary is open with just a little water over it towards the Monte Christo end. As we passed Lake Edinburg the diesel roar of pumps is deafening. They are pumping water out as it is threatening to overflow.

Guess where the water is going?



Here is a view from Bob & Bernie's telescope platform, looking north to the field outside our fence. Yesterday there was just a small ribbon of water. Now there is a stream running from this field under our fence to our center field.

Yep, towards us.

The field is now deeper than it was right after the storm, and mobiles and RV's that had no water near or under them are now beginning to get damp. We are watching...Situation is fluid. (Bad pun, sorry).

There was little or no water over this part of our road yesterday.

Gas price at Walmart with the 3 cents off cash card is $3.73. Now, if you are planning on buying a smaller car to fight high gas prices, be aware the pot holes on Seminary will swallow you long before you reach the Sandpiper gates.

Lowes was fine...the aisles were choked with boxes of returned generators, and there were people buying clean-up supplies, but otherwise uncrowded. Walmart was likewise uncrowded. I couldn't really understand why until I got to the frozen and fresh meat areas...EMPTY! They lost electricity all day, long enough to have to throw away all meat, cheese, dairy, frozen...everything.

I wonder if there is a guard on the dumpster?

I am thinking about running over to Pet Smart for a few dozen Rosy Minnows. These 12 cent fish are used by local farmers in their ponds and irrigation canals to keep larvae under control. Couldn't hurt, might help. We could then have a fishing contest when the water starts to go down.