Comments on: Shore did flood http://blog.blithewold.org/storms/shore-did-flood/ a garden journal about public garden maintenance, seasonal tasks, garden events, stories about gardening, volunteers, flowers, bugs and wildlife Sun, 19 May 2013 12:25:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: blithewold.org » Blog Archive » Annual (weather) events http://blog.blithewold.org/storms/shore-did-flood/comment-page-1/#comment-7083 blithewold.org » Blog Archive » Annual (weather) events Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:32:50 +0000 http://www.blithewold.org/blog/?p=1657#comment-7083 [...] deluge, (not so) perfectly timed with high moon tide and once again (see last year’s pictures here) the Rock Garden became an island and yards of shore were swallowed by the bay.  And when the sun [...] [...] deluge, (not so) perfectly timed with high moon tide and once again (see last year’s pictures here) the Rock Garden became an island and yards of shore were swallowed by the bay.  And when the sun [...]

]]> By: Digital Flower http://blog.blithewold.org/storms/shore-did-flood/comment-page-1/#comment-4130 Digital Flower Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:31:39 +0000 http://www.blithewold.org/blog/?p=1657#comment-4130 Just some minor flooding here. 20 miles to the north they got a lot of ice and the rivers sure are full. I feel lucky that anything worse didn't happen. <em>DF, I think ice storms are among the scariest and most damaging. -- Glad we were spared that too. -kris</em> Just some minor flooding here. 20 miles to the north they got a lot of ice and the rivers sure are full. I feel lucky that anything worse didn’t happen.

DF, I think ice storms are among the scariest and most damaging. — Glad we were spared that too. -kris

]]> By: Lynn http://blog.blithewold.org/storms/shore-did-flood/comment-page-1/#comment-4129 Lynn Sat, 13 Dec 2008 03:33:17 +0000 http://www.blithewold.org/blog/?p=1657#comment-4129 Wow, that must have been a shock. I'd never heard of a storm tide before. We'll hope the damage is not too great once the water recedes. Out of curiosity, what does proximity to (and sometimes being flooded by) seawater do to Blitheworld soil? No telling how our plants are faring since they are under 7 or 8 inches of snow, which hopefully is helping since it's a night in the teens. Blessedly, the wind was not as bad as predicted. Stay dry and well! <em>Lynn, We had the Rock Garden soil tested last year after the spring flood and surprisingly it wasn't super salty. - We must have had enough rain to leach it. That said, there are some spots that are probably slower to leach out and we have to plant things that are salt tolerant - they get salt spray in some spots too. And I'm not sure if there was a storm surge associated with this past storm or if it was just an extra high moon tide coupled with a lot of rain... It's great that your plants are tucked in under all of that snow - they're happy. Stay warm! -kris</em> Wow, that must have been a shock. I’d never heard of a storm tide before. We’ll hope the damage is not too great once the water recedes. Out of curiosity, what does proximity to (and sometimes being flooded by) seawater do to Blitheworld soil?
No telling how our plants are faring since they are under 7 or 8 inches of snow, which hopefully is helping since it’s a night in the teens. Blessedly, the wind was not as bad as predicted.
Stay dry and well!

Lynn, We had the Rock Garden soil tested last year after the spring flood and surprisingly it wasn’t super salty. – We must have had enough rain to leach it. That said, there are some spots that are probably slower to leach out and we have to plant things that are salt tolerant – they get salt spray in some spots too. And I’m not sure if there was a storm surge associated with this past storm or if it was just an extra high moon tide coupled with a lot of rain… It’s great that your plants are tucked in under all of that snow – they’re happy. Stay warm! -kris

]]> By: Anna/Flowergardengirl http://blog.blithewold.org/storms/shore-did-flood/comment-page-1/#comment-4128 Anna/Flowergardengirl Sat, 13 Dec 2008 02:09:56 +0000 http://www.blithewold.org/blog/?p=1657#comment-4128 I've never lived where it flooded like that. I can't imagine. Cool pics though. We get tornadoes on occasion but not too often. I guess nothing survives that including the houses. We have a storm cellar. The worst by far are the ice storms. It's amazing how the big cedars and evergreens bend almost double and then recover. The oaks are not as lucky and lose many big limbs or break in two. You'll hear chain saws going for weeks and smell the pine in the air. So far, it's a mild winter for us. Glad you are safe! <em>Thank you, Anna! I have recurring nightmares about tornadoes but have never (knock wood) been through one in the cellar or otherwise. And I can see why you think ice storms are worse - they're not localized like tornadoes - everything suffers. Hope your weather stays uneventful! -kris</em> I’ve never lived where it flooded like that. I can’t imagine. Cool pics though. We get tornadoes on occasion but not too often. I guess nothing survives that including the houses. We have a storm cellar. The worst by far are the ice storms. It’s amazing how the big cedars and evergreens bend almost double and then recover. The oaks are not as lucky and lose many big limbs or break in two. You’ll hear chain saws going for weeks and smell the pine in the air. So far, it’s a mild winter for us. Glad you are safe!

Thank you, Anna! I have recurring nightmares about tornadoes but have never (knock wood) been through one in the cellar or otherwise. And I can see why you think ice storms are worse – they’re not localized like tornadoes – everything suffers. Hope your weather stays uneventful! -kris

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