The Creek

 One night last week about 3am Eden had me up for the night.  It was storming pretty good so I wanted to check out our creek since there were other places flooding badly.  So picture me stumbling out the back door in my red fluffy bathroom, with Jeremy's too big skechers on, huge camera in hand with a towel over the top of it, sloshing through the yard in a storm.  I realized when I started getting closer to the creek that even though I wasn't to the actual water line, that I could feel water puddling up over the tops of the shoes as I was walking! Then I realized I had no idea where the water line really was because it was so dark out.  I snapped a picture so I could tell and had to look in the camera view screen to see where I was stepping.  You can't really see in the dark pictures too well but, it was way past it's banks and level with the grass so that had to be about 6-7 feet deep at least. I think. And boy was the sound of it rushing by eve loud.  It has flooded worse than this though.  I just don't like all the debris it leaves behind when it floods.  Although after a storm, we usually have plenty of wood for a fire in the fire pit. 

 I went out again after daylight had come.  The water had went down a few feet but was still rushing by.  There are big tunnels that run under the road on either side of our creek. 

 This tree bit the dust I guess.....or bit the water? 

 This is what makes us nervous about adding on to our house as well.  But, I LOVE the creek and trees in our yard.  We do have a nice, big yard, especially for in town.  But, if we add on in either direction, we are closer to the creek.  And flood insurance....sheesh.