I was going to write about my one-year blog anniversary but then the 50-year storm happened and no-computer-for-three-days happened.
105-mile-per-hour winds.
7¬-10 inches of rain.
Mudslides.
Thousands of downed trees.
650 power poles knocked over.
The road to my house was closed for five hours because of two mudslides.
No power for three days.
No heat for three days
No blow dryer.
When I think of the last item, I still become very emotional.
My family and I survived thanks to a 50-year-old propane stove, candles, a woodstove, and several packages of brand-new Legos.
We all came through unscathed, except my hair.
That's awful. I'm glad you are OK.
It's a nice photo of the fallen tree, but I hope it isn't yours.
Posted by: Pam/Digging | January 08, 2008 at 09:26 PM
Pam,
Sadly, it was one of my trees.
The storm was definitely an adventure.
Posted by: chigiy | January 08, 2008 at 11:30 PM
yikes! That is awful! Sounds like a hurricane here.
Posted by: misti | January 09, 2008 at 06:01 AM
It's a great capture, but under unhappy circumstances. Though if only your hair took a beating, you were darn lucky! What a storm!
Posted by: barbara | January 09, 2008 at 02:21 PM
I bet you're glad it's over, and if you're making jokes about your hair you must be ok!
Posted by: Kalyn | January 09, 2008 at 04:22 PM
Sorry to read that the tree is yours.
Let the clean up (and hair washing) begin.
Glad you all made it through the storm unscathed.
Carol, May Dreams Gardens
Posted by: Carol | January 09, 2008 at 04:52 PM
That is a long time without heat or power. I think the same storm hit us, we got 2 feet of snow today! Luckily we haven't lost power though, knock on wood.
Posted by: Muum | January 09, 2008 at 07:34 PM
What an adventure! Poor tree--and I understand about the hair thing.
Aiyana
Posted by: Aiyana | January 10, 2008 at 12:53 AM
Many of today's young movie stars look like they came in from a 50-year storm and used hair spray to keep it that way... bet you look hot, Chigiy!
I'm very glad to know you came through the storm okay even if your tree didn't.
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
Posted by: Annie in Austin | January 10, 2008 at 01:27 PM