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***We bought our lake house in 2015. We bought out lake house with 4 feet of beach because of a long standing drought. Bob considered buying extra sand to make it really nice for the grands. Well, he should’ve bought the sand, but saved it to make sandbags. May & June 2015 brought the end of the drought in the form of floods. A twenty-year flood we were told by those who’d lived a long time on the lake.
I’m telling you it was really scary watching the water rise and rise and rise. Watching the 4 feet of beach disappear. Watching the water lap up and over the retaining wall. Watching the water travel 3 feet into the yard.
It was scary not knowing when the rain would stop and how far the water would rise before the rain stopped.
We were fortunate the water didn’t come close to getting into our house, which is raised about 2 feet off the ground, which slopes up away from the lake. Others weren’t so lucky.
May 2021. The rains have come again. And yes, we were experiencing a drought. Not as bad as in 2015 by any means. In fact, now we’ve almost caught up on our rain fall amounts. But it’s still raining. We have water standing in our yard where we added an extra retaining wall to help keep the water out of our house. Well, the builder promised he’d put in weeping holes. He did not. At one point, we had water going over that wall, and it looked a little like an infinity pool. Enlarge the pic, and you’ll see.
Marsha R. West, Author 
I’m sorry to hear about all the rain, Marsha. It is worrying watching water levels rise. We live near a river, but like you, fortunately our house is fairly high up. Others are not so lucky. We’ve had a lot of rain this May, and no sign of it letting up. Hope the rain stops soon for you. Take care.
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Hey, Helena. Yes, I’ve seen your photos. Water can be really scary. We’ve been blessed now with two days of little to no rain. That gives time for the water to go down before the next rains arrive. Stay dry and thanks so much for stopping by. 🙂
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I’ve never heard of weeping holes so there, I’ve learned one new thing already today. Twenty years of drought is a long time so I guess it was making up for it. Victoria was disgustingly nice yesterday although I did hear a couple more of people complaining it was cool n the shade.
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Hey, Pat. I’m so glad I was able to expand your knowledge base. Maybe it will come in handy in some Trivia game. LOL Happy, you’re having such beautiful weather. Some folks you just can’t please. We’ve actually had a break over what had been forecast. Even without more rain, the lake is rising. We are blessed to live in such beautiful places. Or maybe everyone things where they live is beautiful. ??? Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
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It would be a good thing if everyone lived in a place perfect for them. Hopefully the water will stop rising before things start getting wet.
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Love the 2015 pics! ❤️💦🦆
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Hey, Julie. I ran across Didi’s video of Stephen and the boys walking out to the old boat house with the walkway under water. It was eerie. And crazy to do. LOL The boys were small. Everyone has come a long way. Thanks for stopping by.:)
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The three year drought… awful. Flooding.. awful. Rarely is there a happy medium.
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Hey, Vicki. Yes, why can’t we have medium? What’s wrong with medium? Why do we have to have such extremes? Okay, I feel better for getting that off my chest. Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
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