Saint Francis Daffodils - Photograph

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I took that photograph this past week.

Saint Francis Statue - Photograph

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I took that photograph this past week.

Tropical Storm Isaias Clean Up Progress - Photograph

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On Tuesday afternoon, August 4, 2020, Tropical Storm Isaias toppled five trees on my property, in a domino effect, but fortunately they didn't hit anything.

As of today (Monday, August 10, 2020), six seven days of storm clean up efforts have been completed. All five trees require more cutting, but great progress has been made so far, although it is very strenuous.

The photos above are all of the view out the window looking toward the corner of my house and a portion of the driveway, and show the following:

1) Clean up progress after six seven days of storm clean up efforts.

2) Clean up progress after three four days of storm clean up efforts.

3) The five toppled trees, right after they fell.

I'll have another post later, for Tea Tuesday, that will give some perspective to the distance to the current point where the fallen trees are cut back to, which is where the clean up work will continue.

(Note: the photographs are mislabeled. I started storm clean up the day the trees toppled, but forgot to count that as day one.)

Five Trees Toppled By Tropical Storm Isaias On Tuesday - Photograph

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On Tuesday afternoon, August 4, 2020, Tropical Storm Isaias toppled five trees on my property, in a domino effect, but fortunately they didn't hit anything. Many in this area were not as lucky. Shortly before the trees fell, a Tornado Warning had been issued for a swath of Connecticut just west of where I live in southwest Connecticut. 

Most of my utilities (electricity, cellular coverage, internet) went out on Tuesday afternoon. Wednesday evening, the electricity came back on. Friday afternoon, the cellular coverage came back on. Saturday evening, the internet came back on. The damage in this area due to fallen trees and branches was extensive, so I'm grateful for the restoration of my utilities. I've spent time each day, including on Tuesday, clearing the trees, and hope to have most of it completed today (Sunday).

The photos above are as follows:

1) View out window of five toppled trees at corner of house.

2) View in front of car, looking up driveway.

3) View in front of car, looking up driveway and toward corner of house.

4) View from front yard, looking toward driveway, showing round flower garden, bird feeders, and wind chimes.

5) View from top of driveway, looking toward origin point of fallen trees. (If you look closely at the left center side of the photo, the cream colored building is my shed and the red is my car.)

6) View from top of driveway, looking toward house and bird feeders.

7) View of origin point of fallen trees. Tree 1 was uprooted by the force of the wind, as seen by its exposed root ball. Tree 2 snapped at its base due to the weight of Tree 1 on it. Tree 3 (Pine Tree) was uprooted by the weight of Tree 1 and Tree 2 hitting it, as seen by its exposed root ball.

8) View of Tree 4 bowed over (and snapped) by the impact from Tree 1, 2, and 3. (Note: Tree 5 was flattened like a pancake, and was across the driveway, below Trees 1, 2, and 3. And several large branches were snapped off of the tree growing in the round flower garden.)

9) Angel statue (and tree) near toppled trees.

Completed Flower Gardens - Photograph

Flower Garden, Right Side of Front Door

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Flower Garden, Left Side of Front Door

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Daffodil / Lilac Flower Garden by Side Door

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Summer Cheer Daffodil / Bleeding Hearts Flower Garden by Side Door

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Round Flower Garden in Front Yard

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Those are photographs of my completed flower beds project.

At the end of May, I started my project of clearing out the weeds / vines / etc. that took over my flower beds over the years. Because of the Connecticut covid-19 Lock Down, where I wasn't going out except for essential trips, I decided to make 2020 "the year I regained control of the flower beds." I inspired myself to keep going by continuing to tell myself, "Rome wasn't built in a day." It was a lot of work, but now, five weeks later, the work is done.

Lantern Wind Chimes / Crescent Moon / St. Francis Garden - Photograph

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I took that photograph of the flower bed on the right side of my front door this past week.

This is sort of another teaser / preview. I've been clearing out the weeds / vines / etc. that took over my flower beds over the years. It's a lot of work, and I'm not done yet. But one of my new goals is to make 2020 "the year I regained control of the flower beds."

That small plant by the crescent moon garden stake is a light pink flowered Fern-leaf Bleeding Heart. They don't get as big as Old Fashioned Bleeding Hearts, but they have flowers from Spring until the Fall. I tried to transplant the one in this photo, and ended up breaking it off at the root. I replanted it here anyway, with the root, with the hope that even if the plant itself dies, maybe the root will grow a new plant. Surprisingly, every day, the plant alternates from looking wilted and dead, to looking alive, so I can't tell if it will make it as is or not.