It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life.
We weathered the storm quite well. No internet at home; I’m at the college right now. I’ll post our adventures and pictures when we get cable at home. It may be some time as the cables are still flat on the ground. Cable is a low priority utility, some folks still don’t have electricity. Crews are here from all over the west, as far away as Utah from what I’ve heard. Kudos to them for all the work they are doing.
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We saw it coming; or rather, we saw it going.
We’re in the midst of another big blow. Gusts are expected up to 100 mph. That’s kind of brisk. The power has been off and on all day.
We’ve been watching the swaying trees. When Peggy came upstairs today, she thought a particular tree was listing a bit more that usual. So she ‘planted’ herself on the sofa to knit while having a good view of the tree. Sure enough, a bit later she heard a crack and we all went to the window to see the tree. It had a good size split in the trunk. Knowing a gust would knock it down soon, we all stayed at the window. CRACK! We saw it fall. Immediately there was more light coming into the house. Unfortunately we also now have a clear view across the pond to a house that seems to start major yard/house/deck projects but never finishes them……
The winds are supposed to continue until Monday night. There may very well be more trees down near us.