5-28-11

By Saturday evening, the water in the orchard across the road had reached Row #37.  We could see where the water had actually reached the road, but must have soaked right in.  This means the path through the orchard is completely saturated, and will take no more water.
 Those trees that are now surrounded by water will most likely die.  The livelihood of the farmer who owns these trees is directly impacted by the death of trees in his orchard.  These are cherry trees, planted at the same time, nurtured and cared for for about 3-5 years until they begin to produce fruit. It is beneficial to the farmer to have all the trees of the same age, so they can be harvested at the same time and in the same manner.  Sadly, the death of the waterlogged trees will most likely result in bare holes in the orchard, as well as holes in the profitability of the orchard itself.
We unfortunately have located another large crack in our driveway.  We are counting our blessings that they are not near the house, however we still wonder - if the driveway begins to crumble and fall into the trench, will the house slide also?

The new crack is closer to the ditch.  It is to the north of our house - out from the driveways.
We can follow this crack to the subsequent cracks that go all
the way down the driveway itself.  

The warmer weather on Friday and Saturday must have aided in getting the water through
the orchard and onto the road.  This is not much water.  From here, there is an uphill run for
about twenty feet.  I am thinking the water will pool on the road before
making the shallow climb.