Well, they finally closed the highway this morning. We went into town last night and the car was NOT pleased with it's swim through the flood zone and apparently the highway department is finally in agreement.
Our neighbour Ron, on the eastern shore, informed us of the closure this morning and claimed that the beavers were eating a hole throught the asphalt. I, like an idiot, believed him, until Mom clued me in that it was his hilarious way of saying that part of the road is now being washed away. I'm quick.
So, onto a 10 minute dirt road drive of a detour. The couple of farmyards on the way must be all a twitter with the traffic-packed roads.
The channel down the road continues to rise. The two culverts going under the road are so far underwater that a local beaver (really) chose to portage rather than be battered around with an underwater passage.
Peter reports early morning hilarity with Sam (the dog) chasing down an overly-confident fox who found his escape route thwarted by deep water. He had to dig deep for untold courage to come shockingly close to the truck to make his break for it.
But seriously, states of emergency are popping up all over the place. Highway 1 near Alberta is closed due to flooding, seeds are not even being planted. Bummer of a year all around.
Happily, there was a period of sun and wind today. Not even the mosquitoes could hold their own...yay.
However, the popular fluff was in fine form...some hit Mom in the back of the throat as she careened around the yard on lawnmower.
Never misses a chance to mow down a swath or two...
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