Severe Weather Watch

My wife had I decided to go for a Saturday afternoon nap.

Suddenly we heard great gust of wind and then the smashing of glass. We jumped out of bed to see a dark sky and heavy winds. As we looked out to see what smashed the glass, one of our 100 year old Maples came crashing to the ground. It was a site to behold! When she fell, I started to worry that others may fall as well. Since our house is surrounded by these trees we had reason for concern. concern???? Actually I was scared shitless!

I am sad for the loss of the tree. It was big and beautiful. It provied us shade in the summer, protection in the winter. It was home to birds and squirrels and even Cicaeda's.

I am amazed at the power of the wind and how nature can be uncontainable.

I am thankful that we didnt lose much more. The lawn is a mess, there are branches and items scattered all over the place. I had to remove many branches from the road as cars were hitting them. We lost our power for several hours and watched a number of emergency response vehicles out doing their thing.

The power is back. I had a nice bath. I'm posting this post and then going to bed. We will deal with it all after church tomorrow.

peace