Overnight Rains Cause Local Flooding

We had some pretty good storms last night near downtown Murphy! Was awoken around 3:15 a.m. to the house shaking from thunder! It was a doozy! More lightning and thunder during the night, and another one shook the house again around 6:00 a.m. Rained throughout the morning, but has finally subsided some. More rain is expected today, tonight, and into tomorrow. Forecast is that Saturday we will get a break before it rains again for several more days. Went for a drive this morning and took some videos and some pics of localized flooding. There's even a pic of a waterfall that happens only when we get a good amount of rain. It's on Highway 64 (river road) when heading from downtown towards the hospital. Enjoy!






This is the Hiwassee River near the fire department.

This was taken downtown (Hiwassee River) by the L&N Depot.

Here's the waterfall on Hwy 64.

Upcoming Events in the NC/GA Mountains

Hi All, hope you have been doing well. The rain has finally tapered off, which has been good for my spirits, but now back to watering the gardens! That's OK, I love whatever God gives be it rain or shine...

Wanted to let you know of a few events that will be going on in the near future. The first is in Blairsville, GA this weekend. It's a 2-day event and there will be crafts, food, demonstrations on such things as chair caning, and basketmaking. My mom will be selling her "house" rocks. So, if you see her, be sure to say Hey! I plan on stopping in for a visit myself. Here's the link to the event:

http://theblueridgehighlander.com/calendar/index.php?eID=4728

Another event, coming in October, is the Air Show in Andrews, NC. It will be a 2-day event this year with a concert on the evening of the first night. We're excited they are doing this event this year and hope it will be a great success so they come back next year!! Here's the link:

http://gsmoperationwelcomehome.org/tickets.htm

And, thirdly, the October Festival at the GA Mountain Fairgrounds in Hiwassee, GA is just around the corner. Below is a link to the fairgrounds that have more information on the festival and other upcoming events:

http://www.georgiamountainfairgrounds.com/

Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend, and be safe!!

Anyone started building an ark yet?

I'm starting to feel like we live in Scotland! Rain, rain, rain. Although I don't want to complain as I'm thankful for it. Because of the weather, the town of Murphy and others in the area have postponed the 4th of July festivities for tomorrow (Saturday).

So, yesterday (the 4th), my brother and his boy, myself and my boy, went for a drive to look at waterfalls on our way to Highlands, Cashiers, and Glenville, NC. Needless to say, the waterfalls were very active!! It rained off and on all day, but we had a great time either way. The boys enjoyed looking in the gem shops in Highlands and were sure to pick up a few goodies while there (they are 9 and 11 years old). Brought back memories for me and my brother when we were kids and would visit Highlands, NC and get a small back of gems. We dodged raindrops as we went from shop to shop. Then it was on to Cashiers where we stopped at Carolina Smokehouse for lunch. Again, memories as our family used to go there when we were kids.

Our final destination was a cabin in Glenville that my grandparents built in 1969. It's not in the family anymore, but we are in contact with the current owner should he ever decide to sell. He is a landscape architect in Atlanta, GA and has done some beautiful things with the grounds! The cabin and landscaping were actually in a magazine, Southern Accents, many years ago.

Our day ended at my folks place in Murphy for a barbecue and some of our own fireworks.

I've attached a few pics of our adventure. The first pic is actually of the "Beck" cemetery near my grandparents cabin. We used to go there every year when we went to visit the cabin. The second pic is of Dry Falls (not very dry), the third is of the drive under falls on Hwy 64 between Franklin and Hayesville, NC.    Hope everyone had a wonderful 4th!!!