Hearing thunder in the distance, I went to the garden and pulled the last of the lettuce, cut a bag full of Swiss chard, and stuck my finger in the carrot soil to check their size when a distant voice repeated, "Let them grow bigger!  Let them grow bigger!"  No garden carrots for supper tonight.  We had oven baked cod with a mayo, Dijon, horseradish topping, the fresh picked garden Swiss chard sauteed in olive oil and garlic, and cauliflower with bagged store-bought diced carrots boiled in chicken broth.   No pictures to post.  We were hungry and ate everything!  Tomorrow if it's not raining when I get home from the gym, I'll dig up more yellowed potato plants to see if the voles left any potatoes for us.  And I'll check the carrots again.

Sunday we drove to the Ocoee River in Tennessee again to watch the flood gates open and the river quickly rise.  Families arrived with folding chairs, umbrellas, and coolers to spend the day watching the rafters.  Some just sat on the huge boulders closer to the roaring rapids.

The warning lights flashed and the speakers announced that the water would rapidly rise.

Within minutes the roaring rapids appeared swallowing up the the river's boulders.

And then the rafts and kayaks appeared.
We didn't think of bringing our chairs so found some boulders under the trees to sit on.  A lady came along, opened up her chair and placed it near us.  She pulled out a drink and unwrapped her Subway sandwich right in front of Cliff.  I had to restrain him from knocking her into the rapids so he could have her lunch.  Next time we'll throw the chairs in the back of the Kia and I'll be sure to pack a picnic lunch.