Irene, Part II

In a previous post, I said that Hurricane Irene had not left much visible damage other than fallen tree branches.  But I forgot to mention just how large one of the branches was.  We were lucky in that it fell forward and got lodged in the upper branches of a neighboring tree rather than across the back fence and the power lines and highway adjacent to the fence. 

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The Hurricane

This past Saturday, we had a visit from Hurricane Irene.  Fortunately, it was not as bad a expected, but the high winds and rain caused some flooding, minor property damage, extended power outages, and downed a number of trees in our area. 

Our neighborhood made it through unscathed and the power outage time was minimal.  The only visible evidence  that the hurricane had occurred was a number of fallen tree branches and a backyard that turned into “Camp Swampy.”

In one week’s time, we had an earthquake and a hurricane here.  What’s next?