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Flooded farm scenes




 Some parts of New Zealand flood more than others. Our Spring so far has been very very wet, luckily in our town it's not so flat so water drains quite quickly. However in Kaeo, the next town along on the way north is very flat so sometimes the river can rise so high to the point where farmland gets bogged down like the photos above and the roads will be blocked off. 

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Billy Blue Eyes said…
Very reminiscent of what happens here
30 September 2021 at 08:04
gz said…
Flooding can bring nutrients to ground...I hope that is so there
30 September 2021 at 09:06
Tom said…
...areas can look like this here is spring.
30 September 2021 at 09:58
Bill said…
Reminds me of springtime in Alaska with everything melting and some raining.
30 September 2021 at 12:24
Pauline said…
For some reason I love photos of flooded farmland. I feel a bit weird about it as my family has suffered quite big losses in a couple of huge floods.
30 September 2021 at 14:13
William Kendall said…
I have seen scenes like that in spring here. It tends to drain into the water table fairly quickly.
30 September 2021 at 14:46
Susan Heather said…
If it was the north it had to be Kaeo.
30 September 2021 at 15:39
Graham Edwards said…
I well remember floods in Northland which took me by surprise because until then everywhere had always been baked hard by the heat and lack of rain.
30 September 2021 at 21:49
Yogi♪♪♪ said…
At least it is farmland flooding and not housing.
1 October 2021 at 04:04
Carol @Comfort Spring Station said…
I find flooded fields sad - hope it dries soon.
1 October 2021 at 08:00
Fun60 said…
Our farmers experienced a lot of that earlier in the year.
1 October 2021 at 08:03
Light and Voices said…
Greetings and Salutations! Flooding is a real problem here as well for the farming communities. Good job on the photos.
1 October 2021 at 11:28
Jim said…
A lot of rain?
1 October 2021 at 11:31
At Home In New Zealand said…
Oh, those floods! I'm happy not to live in a flood-prone area any more :)
1 October 2021 at 12:02
Nanda kumar said…
Wonderful pictures. Floods bring lot of troubles with them.
1 October 2021 at 20:04
Einari Sinappi said…
Many places in Finland has this same problem every spring when snow melts. Not in my neck of woods, I´m glad to say. Keep your feets dry and enjoy the Spring!
1 October 2021 at 22:41
Veronica Lee said…
I hope the livestock are safe.

Happy Weekending, Amy.
2 October 2021 at 00:08
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