Winter Flooding

  Winter is a drier time of year. And February is our driest month.

 But not this year. Yesterday we received 1.86" of rain. The normal for the entire month of February is 2.51".

 It started before sunrise and it kept up till late in the evening.

 Looking out towards the mailbox, it was standing in water (a day later that hasn't changed). Across the road (facing east), a wide stream of water can be seen coursing this way. I wonder about all the manure that was spread  there in the past couple of weeks? Has it been washed away?

 Behind Pinehaven, this field stands deep in water. This is a common occurrence in the spring but quite rare in the winter. Surely  several acres are underwater.

 Our log pile collapsed during the night. Yes, it was leaning a bit and needed restacking anyway. I don't know if it was the heavy rain or high wind or whether an animal upset it. I picked it up today and placed the logs back into place until the pile can be reworked when  the weather warms.

 The following three pictures were taken by Dan Miller of the Great Miami River at Franklin, a few miles south of here. They demonstrate the flooding we've experienced.

 And finally, here's some local rainfall readings as posted on  the  NWS website. Farmersville came in the third wettest: