Flood Grasses

Driving into Sutton the other day, I saw where the cut grasses from the sides of the road had been swirled about by Irene's rains leaving garlands along the roadside. In places they were on top of the Pampas grass, as we call it; while in other spots the flow of the water had helped the grasses form structures like nests. I have tried to give you an idea of the garlands [bottom photos] wich I find very moving. it's as if the grasses had memory of their time in the water.

Flood grasses

Garlands of grasses

After Irene

We were lucky, very lucky. Others were not so fortunate. Vermont got really whacked, as did the Richelieu Valley, again. The power was off for 5-6 hours so I got caught up on some sleep. The trees are still were they should be, the streams and rivers are back down to spring run-off height; they were really roaring last night, a scary sound given the amount of rain. And this morning when I got out of bed the clouds were running east pulling blue sky behind. And the sun rose again.

Acidanthira

Waiting For Irene

Like everyone else along the eastern part of the country we are waiting to see how Irene plays out....hope you are all OK.

Seed head blowing on the breeze, [before Irene]