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Blogger Again

For those of you that have recently taken up residence at Blogger, I have decided to reopen my blogger site. I have enabled verification in hopes to weed out the unwantedspam comments I had been recieving. Who knows ,maybe this time I will find it will feel more like home. vistit me anytime. 
 
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Lil Temple On The Prairie

The new asian cultural garden along the Des Moines River in Downtown Des Moines. Bringing a little taste of the mideast to the midwest. Newly finished after several years of construction, it was under water during the recent flooding. The water have receded now and it appears very little damage was done. I found a gat3e down in the construction fence and went in for a sneak preview up close and WIDE. I look forward to capturing its beauty in all different weather.
 
Thanks to all for your words of concern, I live South of the city,and since my job is on the Southwest corner of the city I was not effected by the rising waters. The downtown area was in threat when a new levy from the 93 floods broke in the Birdland area. There were many homes flooded by the levy breaking, but that did cause the river to drop rapidly. The rivers are back down to almost norma l levels now and the threats are over. The cleanup process will go on the rest of the summer no dought. This just serves to remind us,Nature will take it’s course. We build along these great rivers and then build Dams and levys and flood walls to protect us from the ragindg waters . Much easier I would think to build outside of the floodplains,but what do I know,LOL

Lil Temple On The Prairie

East Meets Midwest

East Meets Midwest

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Flooded Heartland

Washed Out

North River Floods

Flooded Fields

Patterns Of Flooding

The Des Moines River At Flood Stage

Rushing River

Farm Underwater

The flooding coninues in the nations heartland, Rivers are over their banks, and more water is being let out of Saylorville Resevoir to prevent  the Dam giving way. We hav3e had more severe weather and there are more thundertorms  on the way.

 

The city of Des Moines closed down all major bridges downtown last eveing, and there is flooding across several  major thouroughfares into the downtown area. The rivers are powerful, currents raging, farm fields washed out,threatening buildings. All that water makes for some breutiful photo ops none the less.

Flooding Update:   

The flooding in Des Moines has continued to get much worse, A new Levy  build in 93 after the last big floods has broken, Many people in the  lower areas of the city are evacuated from their homes.

 

We here are fortunate to live in a  small town located up on a hill, I work on the close end of the city ,so I don’t have to travel across many of the closed roads. My thoughts go out to those not so lucky,and we all pray for a cease in riany weather so the water can  go back down.There will be alot of cleanup, and many of the fields recently planted may not survive. On te way home today one of the fields flooded on my way home had receded, leaving large sections of muddy ground.

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Spring Garden In Full Swing

Basking In SunlightV>

Upturned

Old Fashioned Beauty

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Driving With The Sunroof Open

Driving With The SUn Roof Open

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Spring Flowers

Forget Me?? NOT Sweet William

 

    Heavenly Scents

Sweet Innocence Beauty Abounds

 

 

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