One of the many tornadoes that came through my area lifted just before it hit my farm, according to the firemen/search and rescue people that came by to check on me. It still took some tops off the majectic maples that are the namesake of the farm though.
I'm lucky it wasn't 50 feet north. The house and buildings would have been directly in the path of the branches it strew about. Some of them took down some fencing, but all the animals are present and unhurt. I was able to close the gate to that pasture before they realized the fence was down.
This one doesn't look that bad from a distance.
Then you get closer and realize, crap, I'm going to need a bigger chainsaw.
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Holy crap Annie! I'm so grateful you and your "kidz" weren't hurt. Did you even hear the tornado? Were you in the basement? I can't go down there because Grover won't do the steps. Those are pretty disturbing (and, sad for the trees) pictures.
I brought a chair, a flashlight, my knitting, and all three dogs down into my very scary basement and didn't hear a thing. Kora and Ursa went down just fine, but I had to half carry Simba. Her hips/back don't do the steps very well anymore. Then when I was trying to get them back up the steps because of the water pouring into the basement, I had to carry her again. She did her front half and I carried her back half. Luckily, she trusts me so it all worked out.
Wow! I'm glad you are all okay.
Scary. I thought of you when I saw you were in the path of the storms. Glad you came out of it mostly unscathed.
So relieved that you are OK and all the animals! Hope the trees will just think of it as a haircut; just a trim!
Like your quote, what we aim to be is calm in the midst of the storm. Trusting in the LORD to see us through. Glad you are unscathed!
OMG - I'm so glad you're okay!!!
glad to hear you are well and safe! Scary how they pop up and drop down wherever they feel like! Well, you will have some good firewood or bon firewood now.
haven't been by in a while, that sounds terrifyingly like the wizard of oz! The scenery looks intensely green and like the land of oz to me as well. Hope all is well, I visited last week for my first Minnesota summer, I survived with only one mosquito bite!
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