We awoke this morning about 7:30 to the sound of very high wind gusts and shoved each other out of bed to see what was going on. Looking onto the deck we noticed the hibiscus plant had blown over and the lattice was flopping around. Looking our the front window, we saw our mulch blowing around the drive and yard, the trees bending waaaay over, and one tree had snapped off and was on the ground. (I guess if the beetles won't kill it, the wind will!)
A short while later, Jerry checked Pantagraph.com and saw a short article about the many downed trees due to high wind in Gridley. So, of course, we had to go scout around (just like we have to chase the fire sirens from time to time) and there were certainly many large limbs and complete trees down on almost every street in town. The city crews were busily involved in the clean-up. Our pictures show one tree on the corner of 5th Street and Center Street (next to Old Jack Taylor's house) and one in our yard. Can you guess which picture is our tree. So . . we saved it from the beetles, but the wind got it! Go figure!
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We too had wind damage. Right about the time I was waking Nathan to go to Jee's house, the wind started blowing like crazy. I looked out the window and the clouds out west were very dark and collecting in the center all the way to the ground. So, like a bunch of Midwesterners, we stood in the upstairs window and watched it to see what would happen. The clouds dissipated and the wind passed after about 15 minutes so we left for work. Backing out the driveway, I noticed the roof of our porch was curling off and one of our wrought iron chairs was in the middle of the yard. I know it wasn't a tornado, because I watched the whole thing, but it was difinitely something. A couple houses down from Jee's, someone had a trampoline in their tree!
Ada, you sure have a hard time with weather in your newly beautified yard. We had a much needed rain this afternoon and perhaps will get more. Only wish we could share with Ann/Mike. Their immediate area is labeled extreme drought. Other parts of their county are still drier and rated exceptional drought. We takes what we gets!
My good friend Betty Faulkner's battle with cancer ended this afternoon. She is a Japanese Christian that married a U.S. military man during the Korean War.
We've known her since John and Ann Wagler started the Huntsville church, where she was a faithful member. For several years she and her daughter Millie came to the Thursday Bible study--until Millie got a full time job. Millie would take off to bring her mother to the Christmas coffee and we also connected otherwise periodically.
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