July 2nd Flood

Well I went and took some photos. I couldn't go very far and we are stuck at the house until the water recedes...I am shocked that Fred even drove through the water on Camp Colet Road...he's on his way back home...We lost the culvert bridge on the property, grrr....which means I can not get to the rest of the property and I have no idea what the Creek is looking like...I'm really upset about our culvert bridge washing out...it means we have to do something different!!

Flooded July 2 2007

You can see a branch that got washed down the dry creek bed and is stuck on the culvert that normally the water flows through. The water is probably 1.5 to 2 foot over the driveway.

Stream running down the driveway towards the dry creek bed.

Close up of the dry creek bed and the flooded driveway.

We recieved 5.5 inches of rain in the past 24 hrs and it is still raining. I haven't been able to get down to the Coleto Creek property but I did go down the driveway to the dry-creek bed and here are the photos of it. I was supposed to go to Corpus Christi today but Fred just called and told me not to go as the roads were flooded pretty bad. Stay tuned for more photos!

Rainy day Sunday

Calf sandwiched between Momma and Auntie

Cows, Calves and the Bull in the middle! I love this bull he is beautiful!

Michael checking his speed, lol!

Varooom....Varooom....

Mr. Man acting like he's just Hot Sh*t!!

Fred feeding the cows range cubes!

View from the pasture at Fred's Dad place with storm coming in...

You should all know that Michael woke up bright and early and asked if the battery was charged, lol like we would expected anything different!...Thank goodness Fred had already been up and put it in the tractor and it was ready to go...In record time he went potty and was dressed ready to go...
We let him ride it for about an hour this morning and then we had to head over to Dad's ranch to feed the cows and take care of the dogs. I was really shocked when I told Michael come on lets go and he got right off his tractor and in the truck, no arguements, still not sure how that happened...
We got over to Dad's ranch and it was thundering so I fed the dogs while Fred got the mule out and put a bag of cubes in it...We took off and went to the pasture and while Fred was feeding of course I was taking photos! It is so beautiful over there, looks a bit wild but I like that! The cows look really good too! Fred said lets go check the hog traps and I said no it's going to storm but he insisted so needless to say the storm broke before we even got to the back of the pasture...I was soaked and throughly disgusted with someone, no names mentioned!!
It's been raining and storming pretty much all day and we wouldn't let Michael go outside so all we have heard all day is "It's stopped raining can I go outside?" repeatedly over and over again...There was finally a lull in the storm/rain this evening and Michael rode his tractor until the battery was drained. We are now waiting for the battery to charge and all I'm hearing at the moment is "Is the light green Mom?"....lol....It's going to be a long night, sigh! Tomorrow Michael and I are headed to Corpus Christi to meet with my midwife and some other mothers, I can't wait!

More photos of the New Tractor!

Yes the tractor is still in the house and NO, as we've told Michael a hundred times already, the battery is NOT fully charged!! LOL....He can't drive it yet but he has been having a blast with it! First he's had to cover it up to protect it! Daddy puts a tarp over his tractor so Michael's tractor needs a cover too!!....See below!

Michael kept trying to sit in the wagon which he is to big for so in order to keep him from trying to sit in it I suggested we put some of his smaller friends in it!! I couldn't resist the photos and apologize if I am boring you to death!

He is cracking me up and I'm just anticipating what happens tomorrow out in the yard when we put the battery in it, ugh!! Thank goodness most of my plants are in brick flower beds, lol...We might have to kiss Daddy's watermelon plant good-bye as that is in the yard and I'm sure soon to be destroyed! I have never understood or saw the sense in purchasing one of these battery operated vehicles for a child...I don't see the problem with a tricycle or bike where they use their legs/feet to power it but my son is having a blast with this and it's fun to see him using his imagination with it! I'm sure before the newness wears off I'll have posted so many photos of this thing you'll all be yawning but for the moment I'm having a good laugh at my sons expense! Scooby Doo is his favorite buddy and you'll notice in the one photo Scooby gets to ride up front with Michael but then Michael changed his mind and threw Scooby back with the others in the wagon...he said it was to dangerous for Scooby up front, lol, my thoughtful son!!

YeeHaw Michael got his tractor!!

Michael got his tractor!! We promised him this John Deere tractor if he would go potty in the potty...He has been doing really well, not fully potty trained but darn near close! He was tickled in the store when we told him yes you can get it! Fred told him he had to take a nap before he could play with it and he didn't like the idea but fell asleep on the way home. While he was sleeping we put it together and when he got up the first thing he asked was where is my tractor, can I play with it I took a nap! LOL...he didn't forget! We have to wait 14 hrs for the battery to charge and trying to explain that to an almost 4 yr old is darn near impossible!! Right now the tractor is in the living room and he's sitting on it watching tv!!

Friday, Lazy Day!

Today is a lazy day! Not too lazy though because I have done the dishes and vacuumed but lazy enough! I decided to grab the camera and see what decent photos I could come up with in the heat of the day. Not the best time to be taking photos but here are a few...The first two of Michael were hilarous, not great photos but funny ones! I had just stepped out on the porch when I noticed a grasshopper on the front window. Well Michael poked his head through the curtains and jumped back immediatly upon spotting the grasshopper on the window. I think he thought it was on the inside....I then proceeded to get photos of him studying it through the window...lol...Just looking at him makes me wonder what is he thinking???

The photo above is a bloom on some ornamental grass my Mother planted in a planter...not sure what the grass is called but I thought the bloom was pretty! Again taken during mid day and full sun, not the best of photos!

This photo (above) is a bacholers button. I thought of my good friend Helen and how she loves the color purple when I saw this...it actually was purple but looks quiet pink in the photo, lol...that is what I get for trying in the middle of the day to get a great photo. I still think it looks pretty and thought you might like it Helen!! Enjoy!

That is it for the moment. You know me the snap happy bug may hit me again today and there may or may not be more photos on here.

March and June Flood comparison

Flooded creek March 14, 2007.

The flood waters went over the bank on the otherside but our side was high and dry!

Below is a photo I took yesterday, same tree in the photo! I took it at mid-day not an idea photo but if you click on it you can see down the bank to where the water is flowing in the creek. I also put a label on there to show where the sand/gravel bar is, which you can not see in the above photo as it was probably under 8 or 10ft of water.... The highest bank on our property is approx. 10ft above the normally running creek.

June 25, 2007 slight flooding.

The kids pool is under water and we've had about 3 inches of rain in the past 5 days.

Didn't mean to bore anyone just thought this was an interesting comparison!