Bonus Words and Pics
Well, here it is on the Sunday after
Hurricane Isabel came booming through my little piece of countryside. I've
had no power since Thursday evening at 8:30 PM and just had my phone
service restored just an hour ago. Yesterday, Saturday, we spent the day
removing a rather large piece of a tree that was trying to get inside my
house. I suffered two small holes in the roof, two destroyed gutters and
12 feet of demolished rail on my deck. I gained -- a lot of firewood I
probably won't use, I lost a lot of leaves I won't have to rake this
fall, I have a new view of the garage and I no longer have to worry about
the moss growing on the deck surface or the roof as both are now in full
sun!
A Friday morning view from the back yard -- notice that tree limb is not exactly standing on it's own. Second story on your left is my bedroom -- this was a real waker-upper!
One of the branches trying to get inside --
Notice how we delicately dropped the limb so we could hack at it safely from the ground. The deck railing is what's called collateral damage.
Seen Sunday afternoon from the garage -- Notice my trusty generator at right center. It's been running 2 1/2 days non-stop powering my refrigerator, TV, computer and water. Also note the two patches in the roof.