Last Thursday night, our sleep was uneasy. Sylvia and I could hear the howling winds that buffeted our house. We took comfort in the steel roof that covers the old asphalt shingles. (We’ve had them blown off before.)
Friday mid-afternoon while the wind continued unabated, the power went out, but was restored in a few seconds. Then shortly before 4 PM, the power went off and stayed off. About 20 seconds later, our emergency power generator turned on and we had electricity again.
I went online to the power company website and saw that our area had already been reported without power. By bedtime, the website estimated that power would be restored by Sunday . . . 6 PM.
Friday night, strong winds continued to shake our house. After the previous night, we slept better . . . if only because we were so tired.
Saturday morning, the power company website still estimated Sunday 6 PM for power restoration to our neighborhood. Several additional areas in our vicinity were now reported as being without power.
That morning as I did a visual inventory of our property, I was looking for wind damage. Lots of small branches littered the ground. That’s not unusual. It happens every winter.
Then, I saw a downed tree. With camera in hand, I went to access damage.
The stump is a bit over six-feet high.
The main trunk was mostly dead wood. I found a better angle to document the incident.
Pity that it didn’t break into “stove lengths.”
Power was restored around 3 PM on Saturday. Color us happy campers.
Next step is to contact the tree service. Unfortunately, Mike’s phone is “temporarily out of service.”
That’s country living but great most of the time, I’m sure.
We accept that aspect of country life. It’s a small inconvenience when compared to all the positives that we enjoy.
The wind was strong, wasn’t it? We suffered no damage other than my favorite bird bath was smooshed by the neighbor’s fence coming down on it. 🙁
Glad you are safe and sustained no damage. I don’t like the wind–it is soooo dangerous and scary!
The wind was very strong. Because we live on this [slight] hill we catch a lot of it.
Sorry about the bird bath. Fortunately, it can be replaced.
Looks like some good bonfire wood!
Come and get all you want. I might even help you. 😀
I wonder whether everyone of you has a standby power generator.
Looking at the stump, the wind must be very powerful.
Our four closest neighbors all have standby generators. Folks who live in rural areas learn the value of being prepared.
The wind was powerful, but that tree was half dead.
That’s about the height my basswood snapped at when it fell over several years ago. The stump has now turned into a decent tree again!
I never cease to be amazed at the persistence of life.