Ah, gnu, the moral of that story is 'Don't build your house on a floodplain' - or at least forget about having a basement.

Windy enough to blow you away here, but... mayflowers showin' a little white at bud tips... daylilies sprouting... rhubarb crowning... cranesbill loosening its leaf curls... little red leaf buds on the beach rose...

Ooo yeah!