Hello! Thanks for stopping by. I’m hoping that we can become friends and learn a little about each other and our interests. I’m going to start by telling you a little about myself. I am a 65+ year old grandmother of twelve amazing grandchildren. I enjoy doing lots of things, but the main thing that I am interested in is photography. It is a hobby that I started about nine years ago, and I am self taught, thanks to the internet. I am not a professional by any means, but somewhere in the middle of my journey. I do have a small shop that I just started a few weeks ago on Etsy. It goes by the same name as this blog: Granny Shot It. I would really appreciate you stopping by and looking at my photos. Purchases, of course, would be awesome, but if you would be able to share the store link with all of your friends and acquaintances, I would be really happy. I also would appreciate any comments and constructive criticism that you would be willing to give.
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Last week we visited relatives in Arkansas. We had a great time with them and loved seeing them, as we had not done so for a while. But the trip was somewhat eye opening to say the least. They have lived in Arkansas for about five years now. Everytime we have gone to their house, we pass Lake Eufaula in Oklahoma. Every year we have commented on how low the lake was. Last year we even said that if we didn’t get rain soon, it looked like it would dry up. Well, thanks to El Nino of 2019 that is no longer the case. The lake is full almost to the brim. But when we passed the Arkansas River on Interstate 40, we were in total shock. Sure, you hear on the news there’s lots of flooding this spring. You even see pictures on the news. But to actually see a river above its banks and that water flowing into the nearby fields, is truly shocking. On the way home, the water was so high in the fields that it looked like it would cross the interstate soon.
We like to fish at the dam at Lake Texoma. That is another place that has been extremely dry for the last few years. Since we passed right there on our way home, we decided to drive to the dam to see how fast it was flowing. This is the fastest I have ever personally seen the dam flowing. The Red River has been very low also, but with the water gushing out of the dam, it is filling up quite rapidly.
Luckily, we made the trip home safely, but now I have a new insight into how much of the country is having to deal with the flooding problems. I will keep them all in my prayers and hopefully, the government will help these poor folks sooner rather than later.
Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
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