Weather..

The rain has seemingly stopped for the night and a quick peak at the rain gauge showed an additional 3 inches of rain today.

Meadowlark Ranch is bordered on the West by a creek and on the East by another creek. Both are well out of their banks flooding both ends of the Ranch...fortunately we live in between on a hill. :)

It was the Western border creek that washed out some fencing which enabled some cows to journey almost a mile away to get in my neighbor's garden who is not a happy camper.

Being a gardener myself, I certainly can understand their frustration. I was out in the rain (and not singing,:() today in an effort to repair the fencing.

Three weeks into this rain siege and 47.5 inches of rain accumulated thus far...that's 1.2 meters for @Tetters ;)

How high's the water Papa?

How high's the water, mama?
Two feet high and rising
How high's the water, papa?
She said is two feet high and rising"

We can make it to the road in a homemade boat
That's the only thing we got left that'll float
It's already over all the wheat and the oats
Two feet high and rising

How high's the water, mama?
Three feet high and rising
How high's the water, papa?
She said is three feet high and rising"

Well, the hives are gone
I've lost my bees
The chickens are sleeping
In the willow trees
Cow's in water up past her knees
Three feet high and rising

How high's the water, mama?
Four feet high and rising
How high's the water, papa?
She said is four feet high and rising"

Hey, come look through the window pane
The bus is comin', gonna take us to the train
Looks like we'll be blessed with a little more rain
Four feet high and rising

How high's the water, mama?
Five feet high and rising
How high's the water, papa?
She said is five feet high and rising"

Well, the rails are washed out north of town
We gotta head for higher ground
We can't come back till the water goes down
Five feet high and rising
Well, it's five feet high and rising


That comes in the spring here!!! The Gasconade river turns into " lake Gasconade!!! The roubidoux creek and the Gasconade flood and merge into one big lake. Sometimes covers the bridges that cross it in different areas of Pulaski County. It's quite a sight!!
 
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That is a fascinating temptation to start exploring your ''Ozark country'' and it looks like a very beautiful place to be. I found, among many others, this picture of a bridge over the river you mention @Euphorbia king . It looks as if it's been there for a very long time ??
The forum has been a good instrument to encourage studying my geography, which I failed miserably at when I went to school, and ever since come to that.
Maybe we should start a new thread on the subject of where we live.......:unsure:
1733910423633.webp Roubidoux creek.
 
The bridge was closed and a new one has been put in place. The people were trying to save the bridge as a historical land mark. The bridge we cross is the Okinawa veterans bridge. Normally a very high bridge, but goes under during a big flood. The little trail along the roubidoux leads to roubidoux spring. A large spring in Waynesville . Historically known for one of the stopping points for the infamous " trail of tears" where the US government forced marched the Cherokee people from the south east to Oklahoma.
 
The bridge was closed and a new one has been put in place. The people were trying to save the bridge as a historical land mark. The bridge we cross is the Okinawa veterans bridge. Normally a very high bridge, but goes under during a big flood. The little trail along the roubidoux leads to roubidoux spring. A large spring in Waynesville . Historically known for one of the stopping points for the infamous " trail of tears" where the US government forced marched the Cherokee people from the south east to Oklahoma.
The bridge in the picture is over the Niangua river I believe.
 
It's raining !! I love it when it rains !!😁 It woke me up with hard downpours and wind around 6 am. So, after feeding and taking out the dog, plus having a couple cups of coffee, it stopped so, I went to read the rain gauge and...
Invisible !! 😯


I forgot to put the glass tube back into the holder.😖
 
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