Winter Thaw

A couple weeks ago we had our first winter thaw, I love when things really start to melt, especially this year, after such a cold winter the promise of spring is most welcome.  With this thaw we had an unanticipated problem.  We took for granted (which is something we are learning to never do living here) that the lane and driveway would be graded to drain properly.  Well, we were very mistaken.  As you can see, the water formed a huge pool at the base of the garage and was creeping towards the house.  Not good, considering we had found evidence of water in the basement, watching this puddle grow into a small lake and head for the house, we knew where the water had come from.

The ground was still frozen hard, despite the snow melting, so digging a trench, especially by hand was out of the question, but Dadzoo, ever the smarty pants knew exactly what to do.

With some help from Sassy, and a hose that had been uncovered by the melting snow (we are finding many treasures) he quickly siphoned off the water, and with in a few minutes the lake had shrunk down to a more manageable size.

In the last two weeks we have had to siphon off the water several times, and finally had to come up with a more permanent although temporary solution until we can get the forever solution put in.  I do hate to see all that good water flowing down hill, being in a semi arid part of the country water is worth a lot, I am thinking a cistern is in our future.

I told Dadzoo that he was a real farmer now, considering he had to suck on the end of that hose until the freezing cold, dirty water started to come.

Here’s to adventures!