6-4-11

Warmer weather = more water

Just so you know - that was an awesome blog vacation.  That one day while there was no water on the orchard road.  Got so much done!  Ha ha.  I will say that when we went to look at the orchard road on Saturday, I was astonished to see water there again!  Had I not taken pictures on Friday of one solitary puddle, I never ever would have believed it!  

It seems that, as predicted, the warmer weather (we have been all the way to 84 degrees today) has brought more water.  I first noticed this morning, that the sound of water going over the waterfall this morning was much more intense than it has been since they attempted to repair the breached canal.  The orchard road proves that YES, there IS more water and YES, the orchard is already saturated and the water is going right to the road with no time spent seeping into the ground this time.  

Overnight, and with the warmer water, there is again water on the orchard road.  

This also means that there are more rows of trees again sitting in pools of water.

The first berm seems to head the water right into Dale's field.  It looks as if
along with managing the flow of the water, he is benefiting from some of it too!

The second berm was not taking much water.  It was heading water into the old ditch.

The final berm, also heading water into the small ditch.  It does
seem to be controlling the flow of the water.

Hopefully they will remember the time spent, the water played in, and that
once upon a time, mom did not complain about the mess!

Large cracks line the sides of the orchard road - over the natural gas pipeline

And finally, the sign has been removed.  It was funny (funnier when it said Greg's)
but Bob says maybe, just maybe, it will reappear in his garage
as a memento.