THE WASH IS RUNNING...........!!!

 It's been over 2 years since the wash ran bank to bank, but it did this afternoon.

 

 

 

It's still raining, but nothing like earlier, last check we got over 2 inches of rain in less than 30 minutes with accompanying strong wind.

 

Suzanne wanted to make sure all the poo left the area

Three fences cross this wash, 2 of them will just need to be stood up, they are kick-out fences.  When debris gets up against the fences rather than breaking the wire, the posts pull out of the ground.  When the water goes down you just stand the fence up again and stick the posts back in the ground

The rain and wind caused beans to fall.  It is still raining and the donkeys are having a field day running around picking up beans.  I would imagine round up in about an hour or so is going to be fun because the donkeys aren't going to be the least bit interested in going into their pens.  

 

It was still raining pretty good, when I took this picture of Frijolita looking for beans.  

The way it's raining right now, we might get a slow and easy all nighter, which would be great.  The wash running is fun to watch, but unfortunately the moisture doesn't stay here, it all ends up in the San Pedro River not too far west of us.  A long soaking rain will stay on the land and hopefully fatten up the prickly pear cactus.  

 

Suzanne took this right after the wash started running.  This is the view from her RV.  Cisco is just waiting for it to quit.  There are plenty of shelters but the donkeys usually stand out in the weather.  They can't hear "danger" if it's raining on the roofs, so they stand with their butts to the weather and wait for it to quit.

 

Earlier today before the rain came, Suzanne caught Koshare on one of the car trailers, looking for beans in the trees.  I guess he figured out the trailer would let him get higher into the trees.  Anybody that thinks a donkey is stupid probably shouldn't try to out think one.............LOL

 

 

I'm surprised his little gang of followers weren't there to share in the bounty.  Some of them have figured out when he's shopping and knocking beans down, there are plenty for everyone.