In these photos, a huge and ancient oak tree stands beside a flooded pavilion; a black train engine seems to skim along the top of the water; a fish market and garden nursery are partly submerged in water; and a home's lower level is flooded.
Eternal optimism...that's the only reason I can think of that would prompt folks to build businesses and homes on a flood plain. Of course, it's been about 25 years since the river has gotten this far out of its banks, and in that time memory fades, I suppose.
I'm grateful that our home is far above flood level. It got wet enough around here that the yard was deep in puddles, but we live safely away from the river.
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