In a change of pace from mustering out SYW French cavalry, a dozen Sumerian interlopers crash the painting queue to mix things up. Actually, after painting a number of French cavalry regiments, I was ready to tackle something different.
As mentioned in recent posts, Spokane has seen unseasonably wet and cool weather. Rivers are high with some at flood stage. Given these conditions and under heavy skies, Nancy and I strolled around downtown to assess the falls and the volume of water passing through the gorge.
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| Lower Spokane Falls |
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| Upper Spokane Falls |
The photos show that a raging torrent of water races through the center of the city. Out on the bike Monday morning (yes, I did get a bit wet), I saw many areas of the river at flood stage as I rode upriver to the east. Having lived in Spokane for more than 25 years, rarely have I seen the river this high with so much water passing over the falls.
Later this morning, the third refight of Battle of San Martino gets underway. Hopefully, I can produce a fun and interesting game for the participants.
Great looking Sumerian skirmishers and that's one big river!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Glad you like the skirmishers. More to come on that front. The river is quite an impressive beast.
DeleteNice skirmishers as always Jon. That river does look in full spate which I imagine is very unusual given the time of year. Looking forward to round 3 at San Martino:).
ReplyDeleteThank you! I am looking forward to Round #3 as San Martino too. The river always swells during spring run-off but this year is unusual.
DeleteThose Sumerians look great. Always beneficial I feel to mix up the painting queue now and again
ReplyDeleteThanks! Mixing up the composition at the painting desk provides needed variety to keep it fresh.
DeleteGreat looking skirmishers Jonathan!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Michal!
DeleteAhhh, the old, river becomes an impassible torrent gambit! There's a wargame scenario there somewhere.
ReplyDeleteps interesting mix of shaggy and shaved skirmishers,
Yes, indeed. The old impassable torrent gambit is on full display.
DeleteInteresting point about the mix of hair styles. Perhaps all shaggy should be on one stand and all bald on another?
Very well done as always!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Aaron!
DeleteGreat looking Foundry Ancients and Spokane scenes too!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dean!
DeleteBoth the unit and the falls look great!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Thanks!
DeleteFine looking additions there Jonathan, looking forward to seeing if the Austrians fare a tad better in round three. The river is still in full flow, must have been an awful lot of rainfall.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Phil! The Austrians seem to improve their lot with each playing. The area experienced a lot of rain and a lot of run-off from the quickly melting snowpack.
DeleteA nice looking batch of Sumerians Jon, and your river continues to impress! Looking forward to the next game report too.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Keith. OK. Maybe enough of the falls photos.
DeleteBeautiful Sumerians Jonathan. You really had some rainfall if the river is anything to go by.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Richard! Rainfall plus a heavy snowpack this winter that is now melting.
DeleteMore beautiful Sumerians Jonathan. Always a joy to behold. From the title post I thought the raging river was going to be a new terrain piece. It puts me in mind of the February floods here in Brisbane where our local brook, which is normally only half a meter deep by a meter wide, swelled to around thirty times that and was carrying off cars and shipping containers from further upstream.
ReplyDeleteGlad you like them, Lawrence! As for the raging river, I prefer photography to building terrain. I know. I know. Have you seen videos of houses falling into the river and floating away in Yellowstone NP?
DeleteWe get regular updates about many bad US weather events, but I can't recall that one. The sad thing about floods like that and I suppose any natural disaster is the effect it can have on people for years afterwards.
DeleteNice unit there Jon and, wow!, that’s one fierce river!
ReplyDeleteVery curious to see how episode 3 pans out.
Thank you, Mike! The first turns of the game have just concluded. I have yet to make a body count. We plan to have a second session next week to wrap it up. The Sardinians very nearly lost the King in the first session. It was a close call.
DeleteExcellent skirmishers Jonathan, Foundry are still the best! Impressive falls there.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mike! Yes, the Foundry figures are still the best for Biblicals.
DeleteNice job on the spearmen. Maybe I used to know but I forget; what’s the brown flat object on the side? Is that for a label? Are these 3 bases ?
ReplyDeleteThanks! The raised cleat on the trailing edge is, indeed, for labels. These twelve figures field three bases just as you guessed. You are two-for-two today, Stew!
DeleteThe Sumerians look good, must have been a good switch from lace!
ReplyDeleteThe water level compared to your earlier photos is impressive.
Thanks, Joe! Compared to typical water flows in summer, this is really impressive.
DeleteIt's been cool and wet over here on the other side of the continent as well, though I've not seen flooding as yet. Sumerians are ace, love the kilt details and faces.
ReplyDeleteThere is a saying in the Pacific NW that summer does not begin until July 4. Withe temperatures heating up this week, summer may be arriving a couple of weeks early. Glad you like the javelinmen. Another dozen coming up soon.
DeleteNot sure what's more impressive? Those wonderful looking figures or the raging river!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ray! I choose the raging river.
DeleteExcellent light infantry. The very long spears are looking exciting.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteNice looking skirmishers, Jonathan. The water flow looks impressive! Is that a cable car running under the bridge, over the falls?
ReplyDeleteThanks! Yes, those are cable car gondolas passing over the river and under the bridge. These were put in for the World’s Fair in 1974.
DeleteVariety is good for sure, and French 7YW Cavalry to these fine Sumerians is quite a change up!
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't want to get swept up in that river! June here has been much cooler and wetter than usual as well, but no flooding etc!
Variety helps keep painting mojo up. Summer appears to be on its way in the PNW with Spokane hitting 80F for the first time this year with warm temps and sunny skies on the way.
DeleteNice additions to your Sumerian’s Jonathan…
ReplyDeleteThat is an impressive bit of river…it would make for an interesting game of Pooh Sticks…
All the best. Aly
Thanks! "Pooh Sticks?"
Deletehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poohsticks
DeleteI of course got the spelling wrong 🙄
Thanks! I guess my childhood was lacking this fine game.
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