Waterfall and river behind our house, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. February 28, 2011.
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I don’t need to tell most of you that this has been a very strange year as far as the weather is concerned. We had snow and ice in December and January, followed by cold weather and some snow in February. One thing that we haven’t gotten is rain. We were almost three inches below the normal amount going into the last week of February.
All of that changed Sunday night and Monday. It rained and it rained and it rained. The picture above was taken from the deck in the back of our house and shows the fairway about noon on Monday. I don’t think there were any golfers out.
This picture, also taken from the deck, shows the rough behind our house. It looks like it was trying to become a lake.
The situation was about the same in front of the house. I haven’t heard yet how much rain we actually got, but I’m confident that it went quite a way toward eliminating the deficit.
Senior Moments 
March 1, 2011 at 6:03 am |
We had a lot of rain too and I am curious about the total number of inches. Hopefully today the sun and wind will dry out our yards!
March 1, 2011 at 8:43 am |
send just a little of that down here, we are way behind in our rain fall, and have had not one drop in about 6 weeks now. we got 4 inches then and that was the first in 6 months. our drought continues, so send rain
March 1, 2011 at 9:58 am |
Lots of rain here too; it was fun watching the birds take a bath in the puddles tho.
March 1, 2011 at 10:49 am |
Soppy pictures, for sure! We got the same thing. All the rain helped out two of the fires.
March 1, 2011 at 10:55 am |
Oh, wow! That’s a LOT of rain, George!! Seems nothing this winter has been in moderation!!! Hope you dry out soon! Great shots of your very WET world! Hope you have a great day! Stay dry!
Sylvia
March 1, 2011 at 11:15 am |
Where’s Noah and the Ark when ya need him. LOL
Looks like a ton of rain. MB
March 1, 2011 at 11:36 am |
Wonderful images. Yes, this year is strange, we too had a rain recently.
March 1, 2011 at 2:36 pm |
Oh my gosh…I hope it dries out soon. I also hope the ducks are enjoying it!
March 1, 2011 at 3:09 pm |
I wonder how many inches that would be in snow.
March 1, 2011 at 3:48 pm |
Wow!! That is a lot of rain! I’m glad you’re up and over your average rainfall to-date. We’ve had a lot of strange weather here in northern California, too.
March 1, 2011 at 4:03 pm |
Well that’s a pour down! It never rains but it…
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March 1, 2011 at 4:29 pm |
Better rain than snow. I don’t think I could handle ANY MORE SNOW!
Linda
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March 1, 2011 at 5:29 pm |
On first glance at that beginning photo, it appears there is some kind of creature in the foreground. I clicked on the photo to see what was in the foreground.
March 1, 2011 at 6:26 pm |
You could have went swimming….
March 1, 2011 at 8:20 pm |
Wow…we had terrible rain here, too. Sure making up for the drought last summer. The river here is near flood stage. Glad you didn’t have any damage.
March 1, 2011 at 8:25 pm |
All I can think about is some young child playing in the puddles.This is a lot of water.
Blessings,Ruth
March 1, 2011 at 10:57 pm |
We got rain too. I looked out at the end of the day yesterday and liked how everything looked new and fresh like winter was being washed away. 🙂
Today I drove by the river and it’s flooded.
Good pics George. I hope you had sunshine today.
March 3, 2011 at 8:49 am |
Kind of makes you want to run for the ark!
March 4, 2011 at 5:42 am |
A lot of water. Here in Finland we have had also exceptional winter. Now here in the Southern part we have as much snow as in the Northern parts.
Really nice photos which showed the situation so well.