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.
After almost three weeks of clean up efforts, the work is finally completed. I have a lot of sore and strained muscles, including my right hand, so my artwork and online activities will be limited for awhile, until I'm feeling back to normal.
This year has been an unusually hot, humid Summer that has gone on, with no relief, since about early to mid June to August 14, 2020. Then the heat and humidity returned August 22, 2020. Because of that, Connecticut has D0 and D1 drought conditions. (United States Drought Monitor - Connecticut) So between the drought, bugs eating all of the plant and tree leaves, and Tropical Storm Isaias, I picked the wrong year to decide to plant grass seed and try to regain control of the flower beds, which had become overgrown with weeds /
vines / etc.
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.)
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.
