The Road Less Waded

Boy did I take the wrong way back from the store this morning. I left the house by way of the morning market, but thought that it might be flooded on my return. So I took the higher road behind that's actually more convenient.

I rounded the corner to the long stretch only to find the first half of it flooded. About 3 blocks worth. I guess it must be a slow grade? I finally approached the left turn for our street. There were lots of cars and scooters parked all around the mouth of the street. I slowed and made my turn. The flooding now ran twice as far down the street as when I'd left less than an hour before. Again I lifted my legs up and tight-roped my way down the yellow center line of the street. At least I think there was a yellow line under all that brown water, somewhere?

Ahhh... the entrance to our place. A bit higher and drier. But the entire lane was full of water. Our place was built later, so it's a little higher up. The homes across the street sat within the swamp. Luckily I'd taken a photo of it before I left so I could do a little time lapse thru the day.



Green? Why did the water go green?

Sow says that this time the flood is so much better. There's no garbage floating about! Last time the flotsam and jetsam included trash bags, beer bottles, and snakes. I never know, which is the flotsam, and which is the jetsam? I did see little minnows swimming about in our street though.

Yesterday, Sow really wanted to go to see the river. I told her, "I can't take you to the river, so I'll bring the river to you." I'd only meant to bring photos of the river. Not the river itself....

P.S. - We just saw on tv, that a place were Sow had recommended me to go swimming the other day, is under about 4 feet of water. They keep showing boats going around passing out hot meals to people stuck in their homes. I haven't had a chance to go swimming in three days. I'm about ready to start doing laps out in front of our place. If only I had a little chlorine...