Would you like to take a tour of our house and neighborhood? (If not, you know what to do.)
The sun didn't come out until maybe 7 or later this morning. The sky didn't seem to exist. Things were eerily silent around here, except for the sound of transformers exploding every once in awhile. Then as things got lighter, we were inundated with helicopters hovering overhead for a really long time. It started to get unnerving.
Our front deck
One of the biggest branches that we lost - about 12 feet long. Not bad, considering...
These used to be green bean plants. We were just starting to get some beans.
Broccoli
Tomato plant
We had one ripe tomato. Yesterday, I thought that I would wait until today to pick it.
Our house is the one on the right. Our neighbor's car is under those broken branches.
If you look closely, you can see the right tail-light between the branches. Notice how few leaves there are on the branches that stayed upright. A lot of trees, plants and bushes here were just stripped.
In the night, I wondered about the wildlife. Where do they go? How could they all avoid the wind and hail that pelted us? I wonder if this bird is a victim of the storm. You can see that he has a wounded leg, and I'm not sure his wings are working well. When I saw him a second time, close to my front door, I thought I should catch him and get him to a rehabber, but he wouldn't let me get him.There's another storm in the forecast for tonight. I hope they're wrong about that.
Wow, your poor garden and poor bird! I hope all recover - I feel bad about your neighbor's car, too. That morning fog is a little eerie, too! Nature is awesome, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteOtowi,
ReplyDeleteYes, nature is absolutely amazing.
The tree is still on my neighbor's car, so we don't know the damage yet.
Nice spending time with you today!
Carol these pictures are striking. I am glad you are ok physicially. But what a surprise that storm must have been. Sorry about your garden-- lucky we are not dependent on those crops to eat.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Liz!
ReplyDeleteYes, we are truly lucky that we can get anything we want at a nearby store. AND it will never taste as good as freshly-picked, organic, nurtured-by-my-own-hands veggies. Still, I'm not complaining. I have it good and I'm going to plant some late crops just as soon as I dig out all of the plant debris from the gardens.
(BTW, How are you???)
I need to email you-- lots happening! Moving to Youngstown Ohio in a few weeks.
ReplyDeleteOh Carol ..... I can hardly believe what devastation the storm caused. I do hope that the one forecast today rolls past without touching you.
ReplyDeletexxx
Liz,
ReplyDeleteOh, that's right! A little bird - I think it was the one in the photo on this post - told me that you would be moving to Youngstown. I want to hear everything!
Hey Dancing,
ReplyDeleteNo storm last night! Yay! I was so tired that I didn't have the energy to worry about it, which is a good thing since my worry would have been for nothing. Hmmmmm... worry is ALWAYS for nothing since it does no good, anyway. ;-)
Thanks for your caring from across the water!
Jeeze! What a storm! Do you know what the wind speed was? Has it been identified as a tornado? Was their lots of rain?
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry for the damage you and your neighbors and the animals endured. My thoughts and, of course, my prayers are with all of you.
Thanks Nick.
ReplyDeleteI read that we had 70 mile per hour winds. I think there were microbursts in the area, too. A couple of small tornadoes may have been spotted. There was wind, rain, lots of hail and tons of lightening, but very little thunder. It was the strangest storm that I have been in. And I'm even from Kansas, Toto!
Indigo Incarnates
ReplyDeleteI hope the bird will be okay. I hate it when animals get hurt :(
It must have been a heartbreaker to lose so much of your garden so close to harvest. You have my sympathy.
ReplyDelete(After so many drought years and insect plagues, I didn't even plant a garden this year. Texas is a lousy place to try and grow anything.)
Indigo,
ReplyDeleteYeah, me too. I just have to trust something bigger than me.
Thomas,
ReplyDeleteThank you.
I certainly understand why you would avoid having a garden. It can be a lot of work and money for very little reward when nothing grows. I was truly enjoying the work in my garden this year, so I guess I'll consider the expense and time as investments in therapy.
Oh, no. How sad to see the damage to your garden. And to the trees.
ReplyDeleteYour photos are striking, however.
San,
ReplyDeleteThanks.