Storm of the Century

Ok, it wasn't really the biggest or strongest storm I've ever seen, but it did pack a power-line snapping punch. Check out the damage it did to my property:

The winds snapped one of my hawthorn trees in two. The fallen portion missed the house and the fence, but the raspberries took a hit.

This 8 foot section of fence blew right over. I was astounded to find how poorly it was constructed when I inspected it in detail the morning after the storm. Even I could have done a better job. Stadt and I did the emergency prop-up job shown above during the actual storm. You can also see the various wood debris scattered across the ground. This debris had previously been "arranged" in a "non-trashy" manner against the side of my house. Maybe this was mother natures way of telling me to clean things up a bit.

Who are these dim figures? You guessed it. Stadtman and I, armed with headlamps, beer, snacks, and an old fashioned lantern, play a couple games of cribbage during the 3 hour power outage.

The morning after, my dad made a sneak appearance while I was at work. After an hour of work with some sawing tools, he had the tree down and cut up. When I got home, I threw the pieces over my back fence, as is my custom. (Don't worry, nobody lives back there,...)


All in all, I got pretty lucky. Damage was done, but none to the house or the new roof. Knock on wood.