It rained a lot here on Wednesday, but it rained a helluva lot more in the Mitchell River catchment. So the river rose and rose...and flooded.
On Thursday Clare, Al and I went down to a spot called Picnic Point after school.
The river lapping at its banks, rising as we watched.
Over there in the middle far left of the photo is Picnic Point, where we were yesterday. The trees mark the usual course of the river.
(Gratuitous photo of dog in her coat).
The willows follow the road.
Cattle forced upwards, their paddock on the river flats now inundated. They were complaining loudly. You know you're in the country when cattle are grazed and vegies grown on the river flats in town. Good land for agriculture but not for building. Floods of varying severity are regular here. The last one of this size was in 2007, but the twins, Linsey and I were visiting the oldies in Qld and we missed it. I think I still blogged about it but I am too slack to look it up and provide a link. I'd instructed Giles to "take some photos" and he took about 355 or thereabouts, plus a few three minute "movies". Lucky I have a gigantic memory card in the camera, and a spare, fully charged, battery.
The water will have receded by the time I walk the dog tomorrow, leaving behind debris and mud. lots of mud.
Blimey. I was reading about the impending floods and thinking of you. Relieved to hear that the threat is pretty much over now.
Posted by: Stompergirl | August 12, 2011 at 07:29 PM