Summer Thunderstorm

We had another humdinger of a storm yesterday evening. I was inside when the storm hit and boy was it loud! I kept listening for that freight train sound that people say they hear when a tornado is upon them. All the branches and leaves on our trees were blowing completely horizontal with the wind.

Once it let up a little bit, I went outside with George to watch. This storm brought down the more branches and tree limbs than any storm since we've lived here. We lost a couple of small trees and two trees fell into the road, a few hundred yards from our place, completely blocking the road. The neighbors closet and a few drivers were able to clear the road in short order.

An hour's work first thing this morning created this giant pile of debris. Thankfully nothing was bigger than what I could drag myself. (George was in town looking at mowers). By the sound of it most of our neighbors were doing the same thing -- the air was filled with the whine of chain saws.

In a few minutes we will be headed off to a Father's Day potluck. We are really looking forward to seeing George's folks. When we get back we will tackle the two fallen trees.