Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Chance Of HIGH Winds

This evening we had a storm "roll" in
It was one of the fastest and strongest I have seen in a very long time.


This is or should I say, one of our large Russian Olive Trees
I am still amazed that it was blown overAs the wind and rain quickly arrived our canoe and paddle boat even quicker disappeared.

The canoe was blown back into the yard, but the paddle boat was taken down the river.
( that very small dot...yea that WAS our paddle boat)
Kira, Kirk and Sergio ran to save what they could... and that fast it was gone....
We went to check the damage besides all the tree branches that were in the yard ...
the garden got its share of the wind and rain.
The onions... the pumpkins...
the squash...
the corn...

and this crazy stick standing straight up in the yard...

Next time they say there is a chance of high winds I hope they will be a little more specific, and just say, "50 MPH winds will we arriving at 6:00 pm with lots and lots of rain, tie everything down and take cover"

3 comments:

Josh and Ali said...

The studio almost had water coming in the door from the overflow from the sidewalk... it was crazy!!!

Kara D. said...

Holy cow! We got all the rain but we didn't get any winds like you did. I can't believe your tree got blown over, and that you lost your paddle boat. I hope your garden can be repaired somewhat! Those pictures of you all soaking are fun, though. At least it will be a fun story to tell in the future :)

Lene said...

Holy smokes...but that is the tree that stabbed me and I still have a mark on my arm. Just glad I got the picture of the kids before it fell.