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Posted on May 3, 2010
As most of you know by now, Nashville had record breaking rain this weekend and is now suffering the worst flood in recorded history of the city. The Cumberland River has crested at just under 52 feet. Flood stage is 40 feet. I live close to Stones River and the J. Percy Priest Dam. I went there and took photos after work. I’ve never seen it so high. I took some photos around the dam back in January, so I pulled some of those to post for comparison. Thankfully my house is on a hill and is undamanged. Lots of people aren’t as fortunate. The big scare now is fresh water. One of our two water treatment plants is flooded and inoperable, so everyond has been asked to conserve water. Glad I have plenty of bottled water! Now for the photos…..
Nashville Shores Water Park in January
Nashville Shores Water Park underwater May 3, 2010
Lake side of the dam in January. There are benches and walkways.
The benches and walkways are underwater. This was made from the parking lot. There is a long stairway down to the area with the benches. About half of it is underwater.
Not a great photo, but notice the access walkway with the railing on the right near the top. I would estimate it is at least 15 feet to the water.
From the I-40 bridge you can see the water is almost up to the access walkway. It's the white strip right at the water under the Corp of Engineers sign.
This tree is in the area where the benches and walkways are. The lake is usually about 30 feet past this tree.
Same tree under water.
This is what the lower (river) side of the dam usually looks like.
Right now the entire parking lot and the bank are under water.
Both lower sides usually look like the previous photo of the bank with all the rocks. This is what it looked like today.
The I-40 bridge over the Stones River from the top of J. Percy Priest dam. The river is usually between the columns on the bridge.
Another shot of the lake side of the dam. The Corp of Engineers has scheduled a controled release of water tonight. If none is released, the water will go over the top during the night. If too much water is released too quickly, it will make the flooding in downtown Nashville even worse because Stones River feeds into the Cumberland.
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Posted on March 14, 2010
I’m playing catch up on blog posts after having my granddaughters for the weekend. We had a great time!
We’ve had another dreary, rainy spell the last few days. At least it’s spring rain and not so cold! I shot this on the way to work. Too bad I didn’t have it for last week’s Theme Thursday for bokeh. I like the mood of the blurry lights and the raindrops.
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Posted on January 24, 2010
When I woke up this morning it was very foggy. When I checked Twitter, there was a tweet by Scott Bourne about how to shoot in the fog. I decided that was a sign I needed to get out and shoot. It amazes me the way the fog can make you feel. Sometimes it has a mysterious quality because things seem hidden in the mist. Sometimes it is gloomy and turns the real world to black and white. The bluebird I came across as the fog was burning off threw a little welcome color into the otherwise gray morning. I couldn’t pick a favorite today.
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Posted on January 20, 2010
A really bad day.
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