When we got back to our neighborhood, we noticed a LOT of branches down and the closer we got to home the worse the damage was. When we pulled on to our block we saw a very large tree down at one of our neighbor's house. Talking to our neighbors across the street, they too lost a tree in their yard and a couple large branches. I was almost afraid to take a look in our backyard. Thankfully, all of our trees remained intact, losing only small branches. We then spent the next hour and a half picking up storm debris from our yard and listening to the chainsaws buzzing at neighbors' houses. We finished the day by burning all the dead wood that fell out of the trees today.
And now, the picutres...
First from the picnic.
When the sirens went off we all had to wait in the visitors' center. They brought out a snake for us to pet. All the kids pet it except Marcus, who was scared spitless of the thing.
After the park we had treats at Dairy Queen.
Then it was home again to clean up the yard.
And lastly, time to burn up the debris. Way to go, Evan, multi-tasking by watching the fire and practicing your chanter. Remember Scotland 2010!
Marcus might not have liked that snack, but he seemed rather happy with his DQ treat!!
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Yes, the Mr. Misty went over great! Marcus doesn't like ice cream (how can someone NOT like ice cream), but he liked his Mr. Misty!
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Barb, We had a great time. Thanks for sharing in part of Zachary's vacation week. Trudy
ReplyDeleteI suppose that when you see a snake in Ethiopia, are taught to head the opposite direction, not to pet it.
ReplyDeleteYou missed quite a storm. 15 or 20 minutes of wind. When you look out and see branches flying horizontally in the air, you know it's time to hit the basement.
Our newly transplanted pine went down, but Terry pulled it back up and staked it. So far, so good. Glad you didn't have any major damage.
Linda,
ReplyDeleteYes, I am sure Marcus has had some experiences with not-so-harmless snakes. I don't like the things either.
I am glad we weren't home for the storm as I think it might have really scared the kids. Sorry to hear about your tree. Bummer. Hopefully, it will be okay. Growing up our Trees seemed to tip over on a regular basis and we always pulled them back up and tied them. One tree we left tied so long that the trunk grew around the rope.
Barb