Monday 24 February 2020

The wind ... the rain ... and the river!

The UK has a lot of it just now and although we're not in any such dire straights than in other places (and our hearts go out to those who are) it is affecting life here on the Thames ...
 Storm Dennis (Monday 17th) caused the pram hood of boat opposite us to collapse, no damage done though thank goodness



Tuesday at 7:30 the river is rising  and our long gangplank is once again under water ...
but we didn't think it would get any higher than this








Looking over the mill stream ...



 We've got another pair!  This time it's two Great Spotted Woodpeckers ... the male is on the suet balls and the female is waiting her turn beneath him.



5pm and it's still rising ... is that it? Or is there more to come we wonder ... it's not yet as high as it was when we left Still Rockin' just before Christmas

 The female ducks often 'hide' in places where the males can't get at them!
 Thursday (20th) the poor daffodils are nearly drowned!
 Yesterday (24th) and the level has gone down by about 12 inches ...
 but there's still about another 3 feet to fall to normal levels!
 All ten ...
 of Hambleden Locks ...

 are open ...

and with no barriers the river is hurtling down.

The whole of the non-tidal River Thames is on red boards ... navigation not advisable!

2 comments:

Vallypee said...

What flooding, Carol. It's been awful, hasn't it? I've really felt for all of you over there. We haven't had flooding (thank the Dutch engineers for that), but the wind has been horrendous. Lifting roofs, felling trees, blowing down walls. I'm so sick of it now. I hope the water falls to normal levels again soon for you!

Carol said...

It has been bad Val, but we're much better in our floating home and those whose homes are flooded, I really can't think of anything worse than that. Here's hoping that that destructive wind blows itself out soon and the sun starts to shine a little more. Stay safe. Currently reading Living with my sin and can sooo relate to the problems.