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Never the same river twice.
(Native American Saying)

		It only took about one and a half inches of rain from the previous night's storm to bring the river up to the top of it's banks. The radical topography of this Ozark region makes for frequent spring flash floods. This stairway that the dogs are using continues another three or four steps downward, and normally stops about 4 feet above the water level. As is probably evident, I had a rough time with photography today. These two were quite excited about the high water, and would never stand still for a picture.

It didn't surprise me when Jude entered the water here. The "shelf" made for easy wading, while Latte' anxiously looked on. What did surprise me was when Jude swam out into the brisk current. Though it immediately took her downstream, she had no trouble making her safely back to shore.

		Here she paddles upstream against the shore current. Latte' waded in a bit but decided against braving the current like her mother.

Instead, Latte' ventured out onto some logs and found herself in a different kind of peril. She struggles here to turn around, which was never actually accomplished, and she ended up plunging into the water. She had no difficulty swimming the few strokes back to shore, though the experience did seem to shake her a bit.

Property of Clyde and Katie Gill
Peaceful Bend Vineyard, L.L.C.
1942 Highway T
Steelville, Missouri USofA 65565

Traditional Winemaking,
Contemporary Wines,
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Tuesday - Friday
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Sunday
Noon to 5:00 PM

Closed Monday
Otherwise open by chance.

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