It has finally stopped raining, at least for the moment. The
Miami/Dade area received 20 inches of
rain in 48 hours, the area has been almost entirely
inundated with water. The front page of the Herald had a great view of Northwest 36th Street during
morning traffic. The six lane road was completely flooded, cars stacked up on the median like it was a
parking lot and others still on the road either moving or stalled in three feet of standing water. And this wasn't even a
hurricane!
My town only received about 10 inches of rain. Luckily, it is at a higher
elevation so there was relatively little flooding. The rain brought the
amphibians out in force. I came home last night to three
Bufo toads (the poisonous kind that kill neighborhood dogs) hanging out eating cat food on my back
porch. One was splashing about in the water dish. I tried to scare them away, but they were not having it. What brave little
toads! The cat food is now on a shelf well above the ground. There are no free meals at my house.