Posted by Nancy Howell on October 27, 2009 at 06:30:25 from (144.162.48.126):
and more rain. Official rainfall for the area of the farm for the month of Oct. is 17.49 inches and more on the way for Thursday.
We have a small pond at the farm with a 12 inch drain pipe for overflow. As of last w/e, water had gone over the dam at least twice because the 12 inch pipe couldn't drain fast enough. The area where it went over has got a good stand of grass so it didn't cause any damage to the dam.
Since we got 2.79 inches (officially) yesterday the pond probably overflowed again and with more rain predicted for Thursday, it will probably overflow then, too.
The ground is so saturated that we have water standing in low spots even though we have sandy soil. If you take a walk, you hear squish, squish, squish.
My saddles have mold on them and I had to move them to the house. One of my horses now has "scratches" which is a fungus caused by moisture.
Its a real mess!!!! We could use a week or so of sunshine.
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