Stone Fencing with a View...for Friday Fences

 

For me, stone fences conjure up all kinds of questions.

Example:

who did the actual work, how did they gather all of them to this location...

and, maybe the year they were set into place.

 

Can you imagine the labor that went into this project?

 

It's not like they had the option of Home Depot,

 to order a pallet of stone delivered.

 

I know this first hand from laying my own berm of stone.

 

 

It's quite obvious, from the first photo, I'm short on experience.

 

I put mine down, in the back garden area,

to slow down the flow of water from heavy rains.

 

 

And, here I am again, at The Bluff,

with one foot on the stone fence,

 looking at the Colorado River almost 200 feet below.

 

The sun has been out all day,

but the river is still swollen with Harvey's flood waters.

Meggie

 

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Hurricane Harvey Touches Lives on the Prairie

 

The Bluff, as it is called by the locals, is one of

 my favorite places to photograph.

 

Just 10 days ago,

 I made a quick trip over to find some peace and reflection time,

 so easily found on this spot.

 

Don't let the photo deceive you....

I am standing 200 feet above the river.

There is a sharp drop-down.

 

Less than a week later, Harvey hit the coast of Texas,

 dumping some 52 inches of rain near here.

 

Today the road was finally opened

 so I might come back and photograph the changes. 

 

 

Monday, the river crested at 54 feet, leaving a path of destruction behind.

 

You can see one of the bridges in the far distance,

 on the upper right hand side.

 

 

Today, that bridge is still shut down.

 

Here is a link to show some aerial views.

LaGrange Flooding From Harvey

 

 

This is what swift moving water can do.

 

 

 

I photographed for awhile....

but it made me so sick,

 I had to stop and return home.

 

My home, which is about 20 miles away on higher ground,

 had 4 straight days of rain, day and night, along with very strong winds...

Nothing to complain about...

Thankful is what I am today.

Very Thankful

Meggie