Location Taken: Burtonsville, Maryland
Time Taken: April 2011
I love heavy rain. And light rain, and rain in general, but heavy rain has a good strong presence to it that just draws me in.
Which is why I keep taking photos of rainy days and flooding waterways, even if they rarely come out well.
In this case, we’d had weeks of frequent rain, including a few major storms, and I just happened to be driving by the local reservoir. There’s a small parking area just off the road, usually used by fishers and boaters, so I pulled in.
The water was high enough that it was almost to the level of the parking area, and it was still raining, so I didn’t stay long. But the flooded trees were worth a few photos, so here is one of them.
I don’t think these trees are usually moss-covered. The local mosses usually require a high amount of water that, unless it’s been raining more often than not for weeks, you just don’t find in trees. But well, this moss was here and it looked happy. Well, as happy as moss can look.
And I suppose a flooding reservoir is better than a dry one. At least you don’t have to ration water then. You might have to be more careful about cleaning the water, but still…
