Speaking of WATER !!!

Driving home from work this morning I began to marvel at how very dark it was outside but, at the same time, particularly clear. The stars were glittering against an almost black backdrop. The only things readily visible were lights in the distance and those things that fell in the range of my car headlights. The roads were clear but had a funny glow as the headlights reflected off the never ending sheets of black ice. Turning off of Old Highway 70 on to Jonathan Road the glow from my head lights spilled over the surrounding fields. From this, light shimmered across the fields as though dancing across a lake. I thought to myself how picturesque it all was. Then I suddenly realized that there was water to either side of the road. Not just puddles. The fields were covered with water. The irrigation ditch was overflowing with water. People's yards were covered with water...and my yard was no different. As I came closer to my house I could see light reflecting off the water in my neighbor's field, which extended right into my front yard. The irrigation ditch in my front yard was filled to overflowing and running at a fairly good clip, (right along with the water in my front yard)! I pulled into the driveway and pulled into a good 8 inches of water, (thank goodness for my all wheel drive). There were a few places on my property that were high enough that the water didn't reach them. The water did not reach my house foundation, (ALMOST). The water did not flood the loafing shed or the hay stack, (pretty close). The water reached the chicken coop but because the coop is up on rail road ties it didn't get inside. The water surrounded my fruit trees but was only a couple inches deep there. Because my place isn't completely level the water level was different depending where you stepped. In back it was already frozen. In front the water was still running and was about 8 inches deep. I called the sheriff's office to see if they knew of the flooding. The dispatcher said the disaster crew had already been out and that they had done all they could. I'll have to investigate more in the morning. Funny, isn't it, that with all this water around I am still having trouble keeping my troughs filled :) TTFN