Pigeon Roost Flooded

This is Pigeon Roost Creek in Chambers County, Alabama where is crosses County Road 53.
I don't really understand this flooding unless it had something to do with a beaver dam. The next creek over (Hoodlocka)was not flooded after the 2.25 inches of rain on Friday/Saturday.
The fog laying over the water made an interesting shot.

Carolina Roses

 

 

 

These roses are growing in a roadside ditch near my home in Chambers County, Alabama. I also have some growing wild under a tree in my yard. They require no care, and have no blackspot or fungal problems I ever noticed. They rarely get more than 18 inches tall and spread by underground runners. Their simple beauty has a calming effect, making me think of DesideratThe universe is unfolding as it should. Carolina roses are tolerant of wet and dry conditions,part sun or full, and even alkaline soil. The only thing more I could ask for is a longer bloom time. They bloom for a short month in late spring/ early summer in SE Alabama.

Ranunculus

 

 

These pastures in Chambers county, Alabama were covered last week with a yellow flower with shiny waxy petals. The second picture is my attempt at a close up but I am afraid you can only get a general idea of what it looks like. It is beautiful , but it produces prodigious amounts of seed, so is difficult to eradicate. It can actually crowd out grass and is not suitable cattle fodder so it is best to not let the Ranunculus get this far ahead of you.