Got 8" of rain last night and have water running over the dams on all 5 ponds on the property. The big 7 acre pond has an emergency spillway and has a river running over it. Even with this spillway the water is within a foot of going over the top of the dam. The bedding area below the dam is completely underwater and it's a mess. I got a feeling I'll have to use one of those fishing rigs for my bow for deer hunting this fall if this keeps up. In the 10 months we've lived here: ice storm ending in 8 days without power (all electric house); 93 inches of snow when we average 20; 2 tornados; and now 8" of rain in one evening resulting in this.

I've whined now and feel so much better (yeah, right). Got to get back to pumping water out of the basement.

Y'all have a wonderful day.

P.S. The rain that hit here is now on it's way to St Louis and I personally sent it there because I was taught to share. lol