Thursday September 8, 2011

 

 

Last Day of the Bluegrass Festival

(and today’s flooding)

 

 

After church on Sunday, we and the Myers went back to Thomas Point Beach for another enjoyable afternoon and evening of relaxation and music.

 

 

Diane packed ingredients for delicious sandwiches, also pretzels, cheese, and blueberry cake.

 

 

I caught Elizabeth enjoying a drink.

 

 

Lydia looks like she is contemplating her next bite of sandwich.

 

 

Many of the afternoon groups were the same as Saturday.

 

 

Two fancy washboards

 

 

The audience

 

 

 

 

 

 

This little girl was playing with a hula hoop that was one of many that were available for guests to use – or buy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Del McCoury Band was the last group on the main stage for the festival.

 

 

I was disappointed that the Tennessee Mafia Jug Band was not on the main stage, but they only began at 10:30 p.m., so I expect they had to be on the trailer stage due to the campground sound ordinance. I enjoy their hillbilly antics and songs.

Everyone stood to watch them, so we only stayed for a few songs.

 

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It seems strange to be entering a pleasant post from Sunday, when the last twenty-four hours have been so dramatic in our area of Pennsylvania due to flooding last night and today.

Travis Miller (one of the young guys who hangs out in our “man cave” with our grandsons) pulling a Chevy Duramax out of the flood waters near his house.

 

We were not personally affected by any of the flood waters – even though we had close to fourteen inches of rain in the last few days – as our sump pumps kept our basement dry.

However, there was serious damage and two drownings within a few miles of our house. We were encouraged by authorities to not go anywhere today, so we have not personally seen any damage.

A woman in our area posted some good photos of the flooding in Manheim, a town near us. I have included the link to her Facebook pictures. I think you should be able to access them – if you have a Facebook page: here

We live near the headwaters of one of the streams that flow into Manheim, so usually see only temporary flooding on our road.

Pray for the many who are dealing with flooded basements and homes – and especially for those whose family members drowned because of quickly rising waters. 

I just found another set of pictures on Facebook here taken near us. (Ferrellgas is where Cerwin worked for 40 years, and the buckled road on the bridge is at White Oak – a small village very near us.)

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