February Ending Brought Flood Waters Rushing~

Above a sign of newness to come...the Snow Crocus are in bloom.  Framed here by a small overflowing creek that created a tiny waterfall~

What a week...not so bad on the home front, but for thousands of people in my county and areas all over the state of Kentucky and beyond, it was a flood disaster...and much of the area a state was declared in a state of emergency.  We were in need of rain and wow have we had it.   Five days of rain and when it came, it was relentless, pouring down at times in sheets for hours.  Our creek here on Tingsgrove forms a T.  It runs between our 2  1/2 acres and then across the entirety of the back.  On Friday the area received another nearly 6" of rain onto an already saturated sodden land.  The downpours that we had on Saturday caused our creek to overflow out into the land that we call home.  It brought with it debris from who know where down the lane~ 

Feeling sad for and lifting up those who have either lost, or received damage to their homes, belongings and businesses during this recent event~ 

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Wild Bird Wednesday

This small herd of White-tailed Deer down near the Ohio River seemed confused, not so much by me as they have grown accustomed to seeing my face, but just the conditions changing on the ground around them as it poured down rain on them~

A Bald Eagle hunting for breakfast in an area that is normally just farm land~

The Hays Kennedy Park was shut down due to high water.  

The picnic bench and waste can seemed lost in the water, no one to tell secrets to.

A Common Goldeneye swan far from my lens capability and yet I snapped away to get one anyway~

When a friend of mine and I had spotted this pair of Red-tailed Hawks they too were covered in rain and as we took a few shots, the rain kept pounding them and us~

After the water in our yard receded, we found that the nearly 36 year old bridge that my husby had built had been swept about 20' from where it had been anchored all of these years.  The husby will try and get it back together and make it useful once again~

These are a couple of images that I took when I checked on Birds of Prey en-route to an appointment in the city.  No Raptors, but I did get a single male Mallard~

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The other day quite by accident I came upon a friend of a friend share on Facebook.  A lovely young lady by the name of Molly Miller...and a new friend for me now as well.  She and a couple of other people went out on a boat to be able to get some images of the flooded areas.  They turned out quite remarkable and show some of the devastation that has occurred along the banks of the Ohio River this past week.  It's the worst flooding to our area since 1997.  

The 6 shares that I have selected of Molly's many photographs taken are near and dear to my heart for these are sights that I drive past several times every month. I grew up within 5 miles of where these were taken and it is heart breaking knowing that many have lost so much.  They will rebuild, they will renovate and they will be okay, but for now...it's rough!  

This is the Scenic Route that I have often mentioned in my blog posts over the years. This is the road that takes me to Eagles, and a variety of Hawks and even the Peregrine Falcons that nest upon one of the bridges that crosses the river~

All credit for the next 6 photographs are given to: Molly Miller~

The Knights of Columbus~

Red-tailed Hawks live here ;) ~

The Louisville Boat Club, a place that I have been familiar with since I was quite young~

Part of the Kentucky Scenic Route which is very near and dear to my heart...I have driven this road hundreds of times and never tire of the beauty~

Thank you again Molly Miller for allowing me to share these wonderful photographs~

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A Mourning Dove above checking out the click of the shutter from outside my window~

The Eastern Bluebirds are arriving in very nice numbers.  This one was perched outside our front door~

My friend Reva and I took to the streets one day this past week and we stopped to see these gorgeous Sycamore trees mingled into colours of Winter~

This Northern Mocking Bird was so cute, as it kept nodding it's head as I snapped photographs of it~

A Red-tailed Hawk hunts along the road where I travel to market~

Reflections where reflections usually are not seen, due to the flood water~

Another Red-tailed Hawk taking off for places unknown to me...not far away though~

First year Red-Shouldered Hawk seemed slightly upset and out of sorts for a day of watching over it~

My favorites of some old bones structures taken on recent country ride with the husby and our 3 dogs

Yes... ;) I meant to say bones~

Along a wide creek with rushing flood waters, an old shed is locked in now upon the bank~