Soggy Start

Even those of you who don't live in (or near) Ottawa have likely heard that there's been a significant amount of flooding in the city this year.

I am pleased to report that we are not affected. It's been a miserable spring, to be sure, but if I didn't see images of the floods on the news and social media, I wouldn't know it was going on.

At the cottage, however...

We've been there for four straight weekends now, I believe. I believe it was two weeks ago that I made a very simple pasta supper and we ate outside under a setting sun with the temperature in the high teens/early 20s. We couldn't decide whether to eat inside or outside but Christine prophetically pointed out that it might quite a while until we got a chance again.

Last year, the water level was low throughout. So far this year, we were pleased with how high it was. But when we arrived this past Friday, we quickly saw that it had taken it up another notch.

All right, well, the old shed spot is...a little damp, but whatever. We actually had it worse one year when the shed was still up. I guess it happens.

But then it continued to rain. And water continued to flow into the lake. So the next day...

Ugh...So the stones from the first picture are now submerged and we moved the fire bowl because it seemed unlikely that it would be put into use (though I would be willing to accept that challenge).

We headed out to Perth for a part of the day. We needed to stop over at the animal hospital there for some pills for Ladybug (antibiotics, no big deal, we just forgot them at home), picked up some wood for baseboards at Home Hardware, a few groceries, doggy beds (which are essentially large chew toys for George) and a wicked good pair of slippers at Giant Tiger for me. We had a rainy evening inside by the fire and by Sunday morning...

Those of you who are there more regularly, take a look at top right of that shot. You can barely tell there's land past the fire pit. Unreal.

But...Aside from gardens, there is really no damage that comes to mind.  Some folks around the 'hood are going to visit some time soon and realize that their cottage spent a solid couple of weeks with water right up to the back door or Sun Room.

There's also nothing we can do but wait it out. It's pretty wild to think that right around the time Chantal and Joseph visited last year, I could stand on dry land at the bottom of the lake. Safe assumption that I won't be doing that this year.

Check out that rain forecast thought (third line from the bottom) for nearby Sharbot Lake.

Well...It is what it is. If we need to start gathering animals in pairs, at least we've got dogs covered (more or less).