Mill Place West Apartments and More Flood Updates

From Patricia Cummings:

The yellow "Caution" tape no longer surrounds Mill Place West Apartments, but the place looks like a ghost town. A large dumpster full of debris has been in the parking lot this week, with various vehicles coming and going during daytime hours. Via the grapevine, we have heard that extensive damage was done to the building by the recent flood.

With more rain in the state since yesterday, and a flood watch in effect for several counties, we don't know exactly what else to expect. The sound of rushing water in back of our house is new, but pleasant.

This morning, at daybreak, an opossum was seen scurrying across our backyard, evidently having found some tidbits of interest in the compost pile. The animal was much larger than expected, neither Jim nor I having seen one previously "in person."

Jim threw some grass seed over the banking that the last rainstorm collapsed. It is already sprouting. Previously, one of the owners of the house had used old railroad ties and a piece of metal coil wire to make "steps" down to the old millstream in back of the house. Someone also planted lilies and flowering bushes.

The back area of our acre lot has always been a haven for deer, beavers, raccoons, minks,and other species, as well as bird life. There were varying levels of trees and bushes. Now, some of those large trees have toppled over and were completely uprooted. They are leaning against the steep embankment. Jim was able to cut off the branches that encroached in the vegetable garden area by using a long handle pruner, and his chainsaw.

This flood event of 2006 has been an interesting phenomena to watch. I just wonder if the opossum got uprooted from his habitat, too.