FREE LANDSCAPING ROCKS!

Isn't that always the way it goes? Just several days ago, I spent a few moments deleting unneeded files from my computer, including some of Josh and his dad, Curt, working on the stream which runs through their property for about 100 yards. Today, I wish one of those was still here for illustrative purposes.

The same storm that nearly pushed out our basement window and left our poor neighbors with a basement filled with muddy water, sent literally millions of gallons of water rushing downhill. As we all know, water seeks the lowest point. . . and in moutainous terrain either carves out its own path or follows existing stream beds, modifying them as needed during the downhill cascade.

Jackson Creek crosses the Jurgen acreage, and normally this time of year has slowed down to a gentle babble about five feet wide. As the storm which occurred on July 4 progressed, however, it was recreated as (literally!) a raging torrent of debris-filled water. Josh has some outstanding video of the entire thing happening.

Josh emailed me several still photos of the stream as it looked late Saturday afternoon. Pretty much all of the landscaping work he'd done on their creekside area is gone. The neighbor's fence was pushed into the stream by the boulders being hurtled by the force of the water.

In the photos above, it may be difficult to imagine. However, Jackson Creek as it enters the under-road tube on the Jurgen property was about 4-5 feet wide and a gentle babble, as stated. ALL of the rocks in these photos tumbled into their yard as a result of the storm and surging water. In addition to the rocks, they now have branches, wood, stray bits of metal and other rubble tangled in the willows on their property.

Mother Nature did, indeed, reshape Jackson Creek to her own liking.

On the upside, neither the Davis or the Jurgen households suffered any real damage; all of us are present, accounted for and safe and sound.

And, triple bonus!! We now have all the free landscaping rocks we can carry for use in building the Jurgen's planned rock wall and fixing up our yard!

Life is good, if you just know how to look at it!