On Sunday Bob and I decided to check out the old pump site
on Boggy Creek below our house. I had a
quick look at the area about a week ago and thought it might be a great place
for a bit of a dip on a hot afternoon.
We were presented with the idyllic sight of a babbling brook glistening
through the dappled sunshine, flycatchers darting about and staghorn ferns
gracefully hanging off fallen logs.
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| Boggy Creek on Sunday |
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| Staghorn fern hanging over the creek |
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| Flycatcher |
Although the scene was delightful the cooling dip didn’t
eventuate as the water was little more than ankle deep in most places. Then Monday we had a night of torrential
rain, thunder and a spectacular lightening show. The rain bucketed down in impressive cloud
bursts, at times at a rate of 8 inches/hour. A total
of 6 inches fell overnight. The sound on
the roof was deafening and we had to shout to each other to be heard.
We woke up to a dam nearly overflowing but fortunately the newly
graveled driveway withstood the deluge and the gravel stood its ground.
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| The very full dam |
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| The driveway still looking good |
The idyllic scene of a babbling brook from Sunday turned
into a muddy, but cleansing torrent.
Ironically we had commented Sunday that the creek could use a good
flushing out as there were lots of fallen branches and leaf litter.
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| Muddy torrent |
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| The Staghorn fern looking bedraggeled |
The bridge had been underwater overnight but fortunately it
recedes fairly quickly and we were not flooded in this morning. But the creek looked quite different from a
month ago.
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| Boggy Creek at the bridge a month ago |
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| Boggy Creek this morning after 6 inches of rain overnight |
As I am writing this Tuesday afternoon the sun is shinning but black clouds are forming and thunder rumbling. Looks like we are in for another show. Hope the dam holds.
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