Old Man River is on the rise. Most of these pictures are from Saturday night when the girls and I rode and then walked to see the water before they closed the levee. I have always measured how high the water was by counting parking spaces on the waterfront. Saturday night there were 2 spaces, last night there were none. The water is high, really high and the river is not supposed to crest here until Monday. The levee is closed for vehicle travel but you can still walk to the top and look and at all times of the day there are people going to look. Everyone is watching, waiting, praying. The news has named it the "Great Flood of 2011" and I am hoping, at least in this part of the Delta, they have named it wrong. It is odd to me that during any other time of the year we live on Lake Ferguson, we forget about our proximity to the river but now that is all anyone can think about. For now we will keep watching, waiting and praying - praying that the levees hold, praying that this place we live will be spared, praying that God will continue to be with those who are responsible for keeping us safe. God is good, so just keep praying!