Flash Flood!

After a long cold spell, with lots of frozen snow left on the hard, frozen ground, the other day we had a warm-up and lots of rain.

The rain melted the snow, and then all that water proceeded to run right off the hard ground and into the rivers and streams, making for some instant high water! Jackie had to take an alternate route to work, as the Bronx River Parkway turned into an extension of the Bronx River. It was pretty fun to see Canadian geese (dirty, dirty birds) swimming in the middle of the fast lane. Sorry, didn't have my camera with me.

Here is the creek on our campus, a few days before the rain; very tranquil, very modest.Here's the creek after the rain. At one point, it looked like it might come over the road I'm standing on. Needless to say, we were rooting for it.
Fun, fun, fun! Oh, the raging fury! The unstoppable destruction! PURE, UNADULTERATED TERROR!!