Summertime in Okie land

Summer Sunset in the OK

     Summertime is in full swing in the OK. As I write this post, it is officially, the second day of summer. I didn't get to read about all of the summer solstice celebrations, this year. Always enjoyed the history, and learning about the pagan beliefs involved in these events.

     This summer has been strange, as it is part of the strange year 2020. The covid 19 virus, economic upheavals, and protests, have all been happening. History, I am sure, will have quite a bit to say about 2020.

     We have been busy, at my home, this summer. I finally got tired of flooding threats, and so, decided to finish the flood wall around my house. Over the last 20 years, or so, my house has had a few floods. 

     The water has never been deep, but just enough to make a mess of things. Probably, in all the time I have lived here, we have had about 6 flood events. Enough is enough, though, and with the tremendous help of Michael, my son, we finally finished the wall around our house. We are good, now, from the flood events, and only lack putting the cap blocks on the wall. The cap blocks are for wall integrity, but don't really play a role in stopping the flooding. We are now safe from floods.

     The floods, here, only come when we get somewhere around 6 inches of rain in a very short time frame. I live near a creek, and the water will come up for about 10 minutes, max, and then go right back down. The wall is needed to keep that water back for those 10 minutes. 

     For several years, I had a very small portion of the wall finished. It saved us from flooding a few times. Now, we are good to go. 

     It was a lot of work moving and laying all of those cement blocks. Will have somewhere around 350 total blocks when we finish the cap blocks. It has been tough, manual labor, but well worth it.I might post a few pictures, sometime, about the wall and its features. Right now, I am just happy that we are safe from the flood worries, at last.

     Hope you are safe from the floods of life, and that your summer is going well!

First Post on my new Blog

Welcome!

     This blog will be a little bit broader, subject-wise, than my existing blog--okieoutdoors.blogspot.com. 

     My other blog, referenced above, is limited to my outdoor activities. Since I started it, I have purposely limited the posts to outdoor themes, and features, and I will keep it as such. This new blog, however, will be my canvas against which to paint with whatever brush strokes I choose.

     Be a forewarned, that this blog will contain only my opinions and thoughts. I will publish comments as posted, too. Subjects discussed, and posts will be varied. That is what we have here, in Oklahoma, a wide variety of life.  

     Our state, and our lives, offer a much-varied landscape. Hopefully, you may get just a little insight into a subject that you may not have had previously. Discourse and discussion are good for all involved, as long as things are viewed with an open mind.

     I hope that you will give this blog a chance, and take a little time to see what is going on in Okie Life.

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