Water, Water Everywhere! Flood 2009!

These are photos of our farm and the flood of 2009.

From Eden Photography photo blog (www.edenphotography.biz):

A lot of people have asked how the farm is doing with the flood, so I thought I’d share a few photos of the damage so far! We get flooded at least every spring, but this year is supposed to outdo the flood of ‘97- when we had to take a canoe back and forth to get from the house to our cars!


Here’s the view on Monday morning before we started sandbagging:


And here's the view from the house:


At first we didn’t think we’d be able to get any sandbags, so we started building a wall!



Then we got the poly out of the barn to cover the plywood:


And then the sandbags arrived:


And finally the sand:


Lots of friends from church came to help us out:


So we made food and hot chocolate for them:



PS: We have the canoe ready to go again!


This was this morning after all the snow:


And here’s a close up of the river which normally is down the hill from the barn:


Thanks for all the help and prayers from everyone- it’s amazing to see the whole city come out and help each other like this!

Fall on the Farm

These were taken Sunday morning October, 19, 2008.

The Sunrise

The sunrise was beautiful on this Sunday morning before church. I had to run out and snap a few photos.



The Farm Home

Our home was built in 1913. When we purchased it in 1995 it was dilapitated and in ruins as it had sat empty for many years. Today we lovingly call it home. I'll tell you the story about how 'we got it' sometime. The Lord is a gracious gift-giving God!



The Pond

The old wagon wheel and pump are my treasures from Dad's farm in Northwestern ND.



The Barn

The sunrise glowing on the barn makes it look especially beautiful on this Lord's Day morning!



The Porch

This is one of my favorite places to sit in the spring,summer and fall months early in the morning. Here's where I meet with the Lord in my personal devotion time while sipping a little tea.




These are just a few photos around the farm at this time of year. This is why I haven't been blogging very much for a few weeks. I absolutely love this time of year and try to enjoy every moment of its fleeting awesome colors...as snow will soon arrive and blanket it all for winter.

Have a blessed day!

Lori