Replanting The Duck Lake

We are replanting the New Lake. I don't understand it but with the river coming up we have to beat it. Here is Dave planting the New Lake with soybeans. Yesterday we both took turns and sprayed the field and today Dave replanted it.

I was busy discing the field behind the shed with the Beast!! It takes some getting used to. There is no such thing as a sharp turn in the JD8630. Dave took some pictures of me.

We are keeping a close eye on the Mississippi River stage crest for next week. Yesterday the forcast was at 36.?' and then today at noon it was at 35.0'. When we got home this evening it is at 37.7' on 6-22. Let me clear up what this might look like. In 1973 the water level was 36.9' and 1993 flood was 39.6'. On the house the '73 flood was half way up the windows and '93 flood was up to the rafters. I guess you get the picture of this, right? You can see a bit of the house at the far right of the picture. (This picture was taken on Memorial Day.) Tomorrow we will be loading up the truck I have rented and move everything we can to a storage unit I still need to find. Our girls will be out there along with my siblings and any of their kids that can make it.

Here is a link for the river stages,

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=lsx&gage=cagm7&view=1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1&toggles=10,7,8,2,9,15,6

Then select "River at a glance" tab

Next check "Winfield" and "Stage/Forecast Text"

At the bottom of the page select "Make my river page".

You can follow the river with us.

More pictures when I get them. Got to look for storage units.

Wet-Wet-Spring!

Love,

Mickey