The worst of this morning's flood is over. As I type these lines, the sun has been shining for a couple of hours and the water has receded significantly.Debris, including a sizeable stump of wood, has collected at the foot of the tall new fence across the burn along Dalintart Lane:
Your blogger spent quite some time this afternoon removing several long pieces of wood and planking as well as more substantial rubbish, lots of plastic bottles etc., not least to make sure the youngsters in the neighbourhood can't toss this material back into the burn.The burn still flows fiercely and has been eating away at its bank, especially below the footbridge in Dalintart Lane.
Further downstream, however, there is a badly choked-up double grate that protects the entrance to a sizeable culvert.
The yellow bouncy ball in the photo below has meanwhile been claimed by an adventurous first-year High School pupil. He was going to toss it back into the burn but I suggested he take it home to his little sister, if he has one.
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