Mission

A good friend once said to me: "If a door opens in front of you - get off your ass and dance through it...laughing."

I'm trying, Nancy!

Monday, August 13, 2012

After the hailstorm

Holy crap! That was the LOUDEST storm in the history of the world! Just ask Taz - she thought the sky was falling, I'm sure. Well, it sorta was. Most of our hail was just a bit bigger than pea-size, but there were some pretty significant chunks in there too!




Bigger than a dog's nose.







The good news is that our new solar panels appear to be un-damaged, the bad news is that my garden is completely flattened! I've spent most of the day on clean up duty. I've filled 6 garbage bags so far - and that's just the deadfall, I haven't gotten around to dealing with the damaged plants yet. That might have to wait until tomorrow; my back is starting to complain.







This was the pretty pink Lavatera.




This was the big, bushy bleeding heart.




The clematis vine that made a miraculous recovery from last year has been pretty much stripped bare.




The window box before & after.




The hostas really took a beating.




And my breakfast view has changed from yesterday.



Oh well, I can always look forward to next year's garden.

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3 comments:

Carl Scott said...

Jeeze Che, looks like freakin' Dresden out there. You guys got bombed.
It's good that the solar panels held up though, and no big flood in the house.
Can you imagine if that kind of hail ever happened here?
People would freak out!

Cheryl said...

HA! If that kind of hailstorm happened there, our styrofoam house would be reduced to packing material in no time. Seriously, it came down like bricks being hurled at us; It was absolutely deafening! I just noticed this morning that it cracked my windshield. Crap!

CJ said...

Our yard looks like yours......
Wes is scared to go check the crops! It was amazing wasn't it.