I am not one for bumper stickers on my car. They are tough to get off, and usually just look tacky. But, that being said I am tempted to purchase one found at CafePress.com. "Honk If You Voted For Bush, So I Can Give You The Finger"
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Ten things You May Not Know About Me
1. I have to work at being orderly
2. Can not eat cantaloupe
3. Naturally introverted
4. Am usually the first to stand up to a bully - sometimes to my own demise
5. Am passionate
6. Feels blessed about 75-80% of the time
7. Likes to shop for office supplies
8. Made more money last year than ever before on site - and this year will be even better
9. Has more gray hair than last year
10. Wishes she had more time to update the look of business site
Showing posts with label water. Show all posts
Showing posts with label water. Show all posts
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Garden Update July 22 2007
Melons
Bloom on Okra
Obvious Cucumber - one of many
These little 'pods' are on all of the cotton plants. I don't know if they are the pods for cotton, or if they are new leaves. I am hoping for the former.
Decided next year there will be more gourds! I have a few showing up on the plants, but I am greedy and want more :0)
No rain in a while, so today I spent time watering. Hoping the sky opens up soon.
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Kansas Flood or "How Diane Spent Her Summer Vacation"
Today is my normal day off from my day job. But I considered going in when I heard that the new highway, was open to the south. BTW WHY do we still call it the NEW highway when it is over 20 years old?
Husband and I drove around during a lunch break to see how things were going. The image below is the traffic backup on the new highway. I told the day job (library) if they got busy to call, and I could probably be there in about 15 minutes. This pic obviously shows I was wrong.
The water has receded to where life is beginning to return to normal. For some that is....
Iola, KS (10 miles north of where i live in Humboldt) homes affected are labeled with either yellow or red signs. The yellow, is logically to show caution when entering. There were a large number of homes though with the red signs, as it usually is this includes a large percentage of people in low income areas.
"Keep Out Uninhabitable"
As you come into the south side of Iola there has already been a large amount of cleanup. But there are still bails of hay sitting along side the road where they were drug and left.
Husband and I drove around during a lunch break to see how things were going. The image below is the traffic backup on the new highway. I told the day job (library) if they got busy to call, and I could probably be there in about 15 minutes. This pic obviously shows I was wrong.
The water has receded to where life is beginning to return to normal. For some that is....
Iola, KS (10 miles north of where i live in Humboldt) homes affected are labeled with either yellow or red signs. The yellow, is logically to show caution when entering. There were a large number of homes though with the red signs, as it usually is this includes a large percentage of people in low income areas.
"Keep Out Uninhabitable"
As you come into the south side of Iola there has already been a large amount of cleanup. But there are still bails of hay sitting along side the road where they were drug and left.
Sunday, July 1, 2007
Southeast Kansas Flooding Update
I live in Humboldt, Kansas. The population less than 2000 and is approx 30 miles from Fredonia, a town seen on the weather channel this weekend. Record breaking flooding levels in the entire region. Iola, ten miles north of us, has evacuated the south part of the community. Twelve counties declared as a state of emergency.
Word is that the water has not been this high since 1990 so below are images taken over the last 24 hours. (posted July 1, 1 pm, 2007)
This is the road on the west side of town. In a small town such as our this is a major occurrence, at one point there were even people in lawn chairs.
Another shot of the bridge west of town. There is a house on either side of this image, on either side of the street. One on the right has had water into the structure, the one on the left up to the house but not into. (Neither house is visible in the photo)
Homes on the south side of town have been flooded. These images were taken last night just before sunset. You now can not reach the road I took from.
This was taken from the overpass looking at 169 highway south of town, at about 7pm last night. Since then the water has gone over the road and it is now closed. The only way out of town is to get on 169 going north and not get off until Kansas City, 100 miles away.
This road is also now closed, image taken last night about 7 pm. It is the road you get on to get to the overpass shown in the previous image.
Can no longer get to this area either, west of town. In the distance you can see the bridge referred to in the first image.
Word is that the water has not been this high since 1990 so below are images taken over the last 24 hours. (posted July 1, 1 pm, 2007)
This is the road on the west side of town. In a small town such as our this is a major occurrence, at one point there were even people in lawn chairs.
Another shot of the bridge west of town. There is a house on either side of this image, on either side of the street. One on the right has had water into the structure, the one on the left up to the house but not into. (Neither house is visible in the photo)
Homes on the south side of town have been flooded. These images were taken last night just before sunset. You now can not reach the road I took from.
This was taken from the overpass looking at 169 highway south of town, at about 7pm last night. Since then the water has gone over the road and it is now closed. The only way out of town is to get on 169 going north and not get off until Kansas City, 100 miles away.
This road is also now closed, image taken last night about 7 pm. It is the road you get on to get to the overpass shown in the previous image.
Can no longer get to this area either, west of town. In the distance you can see the bridge referred to in the first image.
Taken last night at about 7 pm. The bridge I stood on to take this image is no longer accessible.
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