"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
I'm saddened by the ongoing drought's damage to Texas's many lakes (and yes, they are manmade, some during the WPC works of FDR). I hope, in future years, the rains will return and fill them again.
That said, I remember as a child, boating on Fort Phantom Hill Lake outside Abilene, TX, which had a farm silo sticking up in the middle of the lake. It was a favorite fishing destination.
Also, my beloved Possum Kingdom, rife with its many drowned woodlands, which left areas of fish-rich stump sections where boats had to be cautious. To a pre-teen, these were eerie, imagination-inspiring countries worthy of today's video realms (only real).
Something similar happened when they created Jordan Lake in North Carolina, which now covers a section of old state highway 64. The basin filled up with water over a period of a couple of years, and for the longest while, you could see the top of a stop sign sticking up out of the water, as well as the occasional chimney. Weird, but oddly beautiful.
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ReplyDeleteI'm saddened by the ongoing drought's damage to Texas's many lakes (and yes, they are manmade, some during the WPC works of FDR). I hope, in future years, the rains will return and fill them again.
ReplyDeleteThat said, I remember as a child, boating on Fort Phantom Hill Lake outside Abilene, TX, which had a farm silo sticking up in the middle of the lake. It was a favorite fishing destination.
Also, my beloved Possum Kingdom, rife with its many drowned woodlands, which left areas of fish-rich stump sections where boats had to be cautious. To a pre-teen, these were eerie, imagination-inspiring countries worthy of today's video realms (only real).
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Something similar happened when they created Jordan Lake in North Carolina, which now covers a section of old state highway 64. The basin filled up with water over a period of a couple of years, and for the longest while, you could see the top of a stop sign sticking up out of the water, as well as the occasional chimney. Weird, but oddly beautiful.
ReplyDeleteDeborah Leigh said: So it wasn't the nasty weeds and felled logs that took so many fishing lures. It was the farm equipment and old cars.
ReplyDeleteRebeccaH, they'd like you to think that. It's the "farm silo in the middle of a lake" trick. One oldest trick in the book. Fooled the Soviets.
I love gardens and farms as they represent the love, care and hope of a gardener or farmer.Farm Equipment "all makes" agricultural parts and small sprayer all of a great fun and gives a hand in bringing out great results out of farms.
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