February 19

This picture shows just how crazy the winter weather we've had this year has been. I've posted before about all the snow and cold temperatures we've had. Well, this past weekend, we had one day where the temperature went to 45* and it rained all day. We were under flood watch not only for the rain, but because of the amount of snow that was expected to melt. And melt it did! There is still snow covering the grass, and the huge piles of it where it had been plowed off the surfaces are still huge (but a smaller huge - LOL), but a lot of it is gone. Of course it ran into the streets and into the low lying areas - like the baseball field behind my school. This is that field. It is under about 3' of water. It's done that before this year, in the Fall. The crazy thing about it is, immediately following the front that brought the rain, was a cold front that sent temperatures plummeting back down below freezing. In this picture, that isn't water - it's ICE. That little kid is ice-skating on it! Click on the picture to see it full-sized. You will see the baseball backstop and dug-out fences and how deep the water/ice is.