3.21.11

 

I'm finding it hard to believe that yesterday afternoon marked the first day of Spring.  It has been dreary, rainy and cold and we are in for another week of it by all accounts. 

Normally our "pond" is just a dry hole.  It doesn't hold water.  Well normally it doesn't hold water.  Right now we have had so much rain that the ground is totally saturated.  We have little ponds springing up all over the property.

Yesterday Rick and I put on our rain boot, jackets, grabbed our umbrellas and went on a trek around the property. 

 

That is one of the paths to the creek.  It was underwater by about eight inches.  Just beyond the grassy area you can see the water right at level of the bank. 

It was very rainy and windy when we were walking around so you'll see rain drops on my camera lens in these pictures. 

 

This little shed/barn is on the other side of the creek.  To get to it you have to cross two suspension bridges.  The previous owner used to keep a donkey in it.  I am really curious as to how they got the donkey over the bridges.  They bounce and sway like mad when you cross them and I can see a donkey wanting no part of that. 

Here's a picture of the first bridge – just to give you an idea.

The way our property is set up we have three acres on one side of the creek (the side we live on) and the other side is just a little shy of two acres.  It's very pretty over there but getting to it is a challenge.  The previous owner built a series of bridges but it's not like you could build anything on that side.  So we just let it be. 

I keep thinking that donkey must have been pretty lonely. 

We got a bee in our collective bonnet and started clearing the bridge of all the berry vines, leaves and fallen branches.  We spent about two hours out there, in the drizzle, but it looks much better now. 

The rain and wind started to pick up again so we rounded up the chicken and they seemed more than happy to get back into their dry palais.