As those of you following the Canadian news (or my other River/Road post) may gather… we’ve had a spot of flooding, here in the St. John River valley of New Brunswick. And as I said yesterday,
When Nature gets nasty, know what we do around here?
We rush out and take pictures, of course.
Especially those of us who live up on high ground.
Here are the flood photos that He Who Hogs The Power Tools took yesterday and this afternoon, while I wandered about with the dog and chatted with other flood watchers:
Highway 105 at Keswick, NB, 30 April 2008
Highway 105 at Keswick, NB, 30 April 2008
Highway 105 at Keswick, NB, 30 April 2008
Mactaquac Dam, NB, 30 April 2008
Mactaquac Dam, NB, 30 April 2008
Corner of Brunswick and Carleton Streets, Fredericton, NB, 30 April 2008
Back of Crown Plaza Hotel, Queen St., Fredericton, NB, 30 April 2008
Officers Square, Fredericton, New Brunswick 30 April 2008These last three pictures show what the lower end of my own road looks like today. Want to guess why we went into town to stock up on groceries before the river rose?
They are excellent photos. That must have been a deluge! You have too much rain and we have not enough. Typical. Thank heavens for higher ground.
that’s incredible! I foresee a lot of Domestik Goddess’ Drying Out: Top 10 Tips posts forthcoming. wow, best wishes …
Wow, that’s some major damage, Jen. I hope everyone is all right. I knew your area and northern Maine got hit pretty badly, but that’s worse than I thought. Going to be needing some major road and home repairs there.
Good luck and stay dry. In other words, don’t be crossing no flooded roads!
@beadinggem Hmm, yes, it’s a bit damp… and getting around is a bit of a challenge right now. Our road *normally* continues on past that house with the dike built around it, and then turns left to follow the river downstream to town.
@Melanie, the grocery store I shop at is right on the river bank– probably right *in* the river now, but we can’t get within miles of it right now to find out. Just glad we laid in supplies before the spring freshet got so, er, ambitious — and of course quite delighted to have a house up on high ground!
Wow, I’m speechless. That is just insane. No wonder it’s hard to get to the grocery store!
This are great pictures – although things are not so great for those affected. The picture of the house completely surrounded by water is dramatic