Some spring! It may be sunny and warming up in Poland, but here in the "deep North", as I like to call it, the weather is nowhere near springy... CNN, the Today Show and many other local news stations have been reporting the worrying Red River level rises in North Dakota. Due to some communities being endangered with rising waters many colleges have canceled classes so that students are available to help with sandbagging.
Here are couple of pictures of a farm in rural ND where we helped with sandbagging. I think that at this point we were minimizing damages as opposed to protecting the land itself. As you can see, the water is surrounding the farm and getting on the road as well, preventing from easy transportation of sand bags.
It is amazing that the community is working together and helping each other, but again, after living in the area for a few years not, I would not expect anything different. What I like about the North is the sense of belonging and knowing that people will come with help when you are in need. Amazing the people we met when sandbagging, from school principals to college swimmers, everyone contributed! Go ND!
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