A, B C Friday Post - Feb 1, 2013 "D" is for Damage

Special thanks go to Maple Leaf Mommy and Mom vs the Boys for hosting this Friday Photo Share.

I usually try to have all my posts and photos of a positive nature. However, after going through a  whole night and day of howling winds and pounding, rentless, rains, today I find it a difficult and daunting task.
This personal assault by Mother Nautre on our property, let alone our nerves and recalled memories of a similar day in 1976, have left me a little shaken.

So the following are a few photos of the type of things we'll be dealing with over the next several days.

I am very aware, that these are only minor compared to what others may have encountered and what other parts of the world have  endured and for this I am very grateful. And I can only say, "May God be with them."  But this is our story for today.

Our door blew open and was torn off it's casing, as it crashed against the side of the garage.

Some of the downed branches from the maple tree, littered a now bare, yard.

More downed limbs from the maple trees scattered over the yard, with the gated standing lopsided against the wind.

Some of the most expensive and difficult to repair damage is missing shingles and tar paper from the roof.

A downed cedar tree, now just a snack for the wild deer, until it's cut down for firewood later in the Spring.

We removed the center piece of the gate to keep the whole thing from ripping from the now softened grounds.But it now stands partially leaning against the winds.

                                  

This inside water damage will take several days, a fan, heat and a dehumidifier, to dry, before it's safe to walk on again.