In moving here and choosing a place to rent (begging into a place to rent more like it) sight unseen, I was a little nervous about what we would end up with. The house we rented looked nice enough in pictures but was rough around the edges when we arrived ... as in, I almost turned around without unpacking my stuff to look for another place. After the initial shock wore off and the flood waters had receded, we started to explore our surroundings. About a ten minute walk down our busy four-lane road is this beautiful park with trails, baseball fields, a playground, and a picnic area, East Riverside I think, that was completely submerged for about the first week we were here.
The playground was under water to between the deck to the little slide and the deck to the big slide, maybe 4-5 feet high. The water was running right through the park and across the road, and brought with it bushels of debris and this weird silty sand, not to mention washed away all the wood chips playgrounds usually provide as a landing pad. I've been steadily working to clear the sticks and leaves off the actual playground structure, and finally on this trip remembered a towel to wipe off the dirty slides too. Since our last visit, the town did come in and rake, too, clearing away most of the biggest branches.
No matter, Lucy and baby wouldn't let a silly thing like dirt get between them and a good park. Here they are both posing (cheese) on the ladder.
Even though this one is for the big kids, we though we'd give it a try!
Shorty takes a break under the equipment. It's hard work being the dog.
And Iowa didn't let us down. Yes, we almost live across from a corn field.
In moving here and choosing a place to rent (begging into a place to rent more like it) sight unseen, I was a little nervous about what we would end up with. The house we rented looked nice enough in pictures but was rough around the edges when we arrived ... as in, I almost turned around without unpacking my stuff to look for another place. After the initial shock wore off and the flood waters had receded, we started to explore our surroundings. About a ten minute walk down our busy four-lane road is this beautiful park with trails, baseball fields, a playground, and a picnic area, East Riverside I think, that was completely submerged for about the first week we were here.
The playground was under water to between the deck to the little slide and the deck to the big slide, maybe 4-5 feet high. The water was running right through the park and across the road, and brought with it bushels of debris and this weird silty sand, not to mention washed away all the wood chips playgrounds usually provide as a landing pad. I've been steadily working to clear the sticks and leaves off the actual playground structure, and finally on this trip remembered a towel to wipe off the dirty slides too. Since our last visit, the town did come in and rake, too, clearing away most of the biggest branches.
No matter, Lucy and baby wouldn't let a silly thing like dirt get between them and a good park. Here they are both posing (cheese) on the ladder.
Even though this one is for the big kids, we though we'd give it a try!
Shorty takes a break under the equipment. It's hard work being the dog.
And Iowa didn't let us down. Yes, we almost live across from a corn field.
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