It's been raining off and on in the Lake Wildwood area since
Saturday, February 6. On Sunday the rain held back to a slight
on-and-off drizzle, mostly off. That was a blessing because we had our
big open house that day with about 60 guests and food for 150 (no
exaggeration; Mary delivered the last care package of leftovers to our
friends this morning). The party was a huge success. We hired Ann
Sagerdahl to serve the food and Kim Desena to serve drinks, so Mary and
I were free to visit with our guests and show a few around the house.
Most took their own tours while Mary and I were having a gay old time
gabbing. (Ann and Kim are beautiful young ladies and definitely added a
touch of class to the festivities!)
But back to the rain. It rained all day Monday but never very
hard. Then last night the sky opened up with a steady downpour. About
five o-clock this morning I woke up to hear the wind howling and rain
crashing on our deck and roof. This went on for about an hour. As the
morning light grew through the haze I got up to see how our party boat
was faring. Good thing I had tied it with lines in all four directions
because it was lifted off the beach and floating free of any other
constraint. The dock was several inches under water because the lake
had risen about two feet.
It was still raining at a good clip as I finished my
breakfast at 7:30, which I gulped down because I wanted to get down to
the dock and take some pictures before the lake level began to drop
back (it's now about 1 p.m. and the dock is still about an inch or two
below the water). The pictures below were taken right after breakfast.