The River Runs Through

This past weekend the rains fell on Southern Ontario.  There is no more talk about drought,  brown grass or fire bans in this area.  We headed up to Grangeways on Friday night and arrived to see our lazy little creek turned into quite a river.  Normally this creek is about 8 - 10' wide and about 6" deep.  As you can see it has risen due to all the rain they received in the area during the day.

Saturday morning  the kids were loving it after the rain stopped for awhile.  Normally the tubing in the river is mostly walking and pushing.

The bridge was not quite under water but close.  An old George Jones song seemed to fit the scenario (with a little adjustment).  "The Bridge Washed Out and I Can't Swim and my Trailers on the Other Side".  I am sure John and Judy can hear Tom singing this one!!!

We headed into Uxbridge to pick up afew things Saturday morning.  Upon our return our neighbor came over to let us know that he has been watching squirrels climbing into the hole where the water hose and cable go in under the trailer.  Oh Great!!  If it doesn't rain - it pours.  Back into Uxbridge to pick up some things to stop the little critters from having access.  Some hardware cloth and pot scrapers later we are keeping our fingers crossed that this is the only entrance.  We have not figured out where their exit is yet but hope they are all out of the underbelly of our trailer.

While we were relaxing in the lawn chairs having a "pop" after the work was done a squirrel arrived with a big pine cone in its mouth.  It ran over to the hoses and sat there with its paws in the air and a stunned look on its face. It sat and shook for a minute and then took off.   I tried to see where it went but it was too fast.  Hopefully next weekend we will be able to get this situation under control.   Mother Nature.  Got to love her.

Until next time - safe travels.