Now that the rain has passed...

Some Rivers in North Florida Nearing Record Flood Levels

The recent rains were not good for our Tallahassee home building adventure. The last few days of rain brought perhaps as much damage as Tropical Storm Fay last year. Sometimes no amount of silt fence and hay bales can stop Mother Nature. Fortunately our property got by relatively unhurt.
I owe all of our good fortune to one reason: we minimized the amount of clearing done on the lot. We basically cleared only enough for the building footprint and to grade the driveway. We have kept the rest of the lot as natural as possible including letting the grass grow up. As my wife tells me, a silt fence isn't supposed to be your main line of defense from erosion. It's meant as a backup.
Here's a clip from way back in November (it seems so long ago) when we first cleared the lot.




Unfortunately, more rain is forecast for tomorrow.