by Bill Byrne | May 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
Latest rain is another 4 inches…..finally supposed to stop and dry out for a few days….now have to figure out how to park 100 plus people for wedding and reception on saturated ground tomorrow, as well as continue repairs on the flood damage….got down to the creek yesterday….all fencing, tire tanks, road gravel, etc is gone….hay fields full of junk….found river cabin about 300 feet down the river, standing on its end in the water in the middle of trees….devastation around here is unbelievable….tree retreat is still standing…..labyrinth is gone, as well as road to upper fields along the creek…..but, hey, here comes the sun….love to all bill
by Bill Byrne | May 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
We are going to slow down….some day….balance is all about purpose, variety, and creativity…..the key is the balance, which I never seem to get right!……put in 12 hours yesterday on the tractor, filling washouts with 6 truckloads of oversize rock brought in by dump truck….starting to look somewhat normal again around the office, etc, which Bette, Julie, and other help washed down and cleaned, pulled back gravel, etc….We are lucky….the devastation of other businesses is much greater….trail rides lost all their buildings except the big arena, golf cart shed 6 feet under water [including our golf cart]….many houses lost that never saw water before, many cabins washed away….road down the hill to Alley Spring is gone again [106 hwy]….town of Van Buren all under water…it goes on and on, plus the toll of deaths is at least seven and rising in the Ozarks….if you can imagine, the river at Eminence crested at almost 24 feet….the old record was 18+ feet…..anyway, another 500 year flood that seems to happen [and get worse] every 10 to 20 years now….We do still have the tree retreat, but are sure the river cabin is gone….still can’t get to see with the water up…..
All that said, life is good….and wish we could trade in bodies like we do cars!!! love to all Bill
by Bill Byrne | May 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
Good morning….record! floods down here on the ranch…..road at the bottom is gone and a 4 foot deep ditch across it that we will start working on….have a big wedding Saturday so need to get all working again….lake held though the emergency spillway was used by lots of water….flooded the big barn with about one foot of water, and just barely got in the farm hall and the office….river crested at about 23 feet, 4-5 feet over the previous record….we won’t be able to see about the cabin on the river, but we figure it is gone….many cabins lost on the river…..also, don’t know about the tree retreat….will see today….gotta love the ozarks, but sometimes feel like its getting to be more work than we want….all our hay fields are flooded, so will have to clean trees and stuff out of them when drys out….and I’m sure lots of fencing repairs…love to all bill
