We had a terrific storm with torrential rain the other day . . . resulting in severe damage to the banks of the little stream only a stone’s throw from the house. Before: photo taken looking downstream.
On the right you can see a white barrier, which is wrought iron sheets, and ran all along the bankside for several metres, keeping the embackment in place. Just to the left of that you can also see the first of 5 stone steps, that led down to the stream. On the morning after, looking upstream, things looked like this
Only three stone steps remaining (number 3 looks decidedly wobbly) and the banks completely caved in.
We, and other residents in our little close, have contacted the local council who are going to send someone round very soon to check out damage and decide how (and when) to go about repairing damage. In the meantime, we’re hoping we don’t get any more heavy rain which will only make things worse.
Apart from that . . . I’ve been keeping busy indoors, crafting for dolls which entails some sewing, crocheting and even some shoe-making. Am currently playing around with a very small 23cm doll I received for Christmas 2019, and discovering how fiddly it is making things for such a small doll.
Here’s a photo of one of my recent makes: a little pair of shoes, only 4cm long, for tiny feet. If you want to see more, just hop over to my other blog: Claire’s Collections.
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The flooding has done a real number on that barrier. I hope you get it fixed soon. From the look of the rest of the stream bed, it appears that flooding has eroded it very deeply over time, so it would be good if the council did a proper repair, maybe with gabions or something similar. Good luck!
yep gabions were mentioned when the husband & couple of neighbours did a first assessment. Here’s hoping council will do something soon and effective!
Oh goodness that looks pretty bad. Hopefully the powers that be will get a wriggle on and repair the bank.
hope so.
Wow, that looks pretty rough, Claire. I hope your council is quick to act so there’s not more damage. The little shoes look amazing!
yep hoping they’ll do something quickly. Stream runs along footpath to our orchard.
Ooer! Good luck with your local authorities getting a move on – better get it done before August 🤣
Love the mini shoe (and snail tape measure).
snail tape measure was a b’day pressie from neighbours a few years ago ^^
heavy rains abound at the moment here, glad your growing creek is not too close to the house and no damage as a result
well when I say stone’s throw away, it’s close! Little footpath along the side of stream to our orchard, so another storm & more erosion, and that won’t be passable.
Ahhh – stay safe
Good luck with the repairs. I reported damage to the road bridge over the stream here over a year ago. The problem is 2 big Ash trees which have their roots in the stonework. I am told the job of felling them and doing the repairs is ‘on the list’! I hope your local Council is a bit more proactive!
if they don’t sort it out within the next few months, another heavy rain and gushing stream could do a lot more damage!
sweet tiny shoes 🙂 thats some damage ~ hoping for a good fix and repair. We too have a stream like yours behind our home and are prone to seasonal damage too – but this seems pretty severe…
Mother Nature sure is insistent when she decides to recarve a waterway. Hopefully, the stream will be fixed and back to it’s charming glory soon.
Oh my, that is a tiny shoe. You do such wonderful work making fiddly look perfect. Well done.