Clouds and Sun Rays Two Hours Before The Storm - Photograph

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I took those photographs about two hours before yesterday's (August 27, 2020) severe storms arrived in my area of Connecticut. Thankfully I was spared the brunt of this storm, after having just finished three weeks of storm damage clean up from Tropical Storm Isaias. Unfortunately, other parts of Connecticut suffered severe damage from the strong line of thunderstorms that went through, which may have included a tornado. The Governor activated the National Guard to help with storm clean up in hard hit Branford, CT.

Waxing Half Moon - Photograph

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I took that photograph this past week.

"T Stands For Teddy Holding Chainsaw, Week 3" - Photograph

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I am joining Bleubeard and Elizabeth for this week's T Stands For challenge found here.

This is my summation of the past week:

Teddy will be serving double duty as my main image plus as my "T-Day ticket" for my T-Day posts.

After almost three weeks of clean up efforts, the work is finally completed. Back 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.

Before (showing trees across driveway):

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After (showing left side area where trees fell from):

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Teddy said he did all of the clean up work while I sat inside eating bon bons. Teddy said those photographs of him with the chainsaw are his proof. He also said if you look closely, you'll see the bottle of water he drank from during the final day of work (Saturday, August 22, 2020), which was very hot and humid. If you're wondering what the yellow thing is, Teddy said he didn't want to sit on yet another sawdust covered, potentially bug and sap covered tree stump, so he made me use a plastic grocery bag as a mat. (He's also now demanding that I get him some type of washable fabric kitchen table placemat to use as a mini-picnic blanket for him to sit on during our outdoor photo shoots. I told him I'll try to find one for him at Walmart or Christmas Tree Shops.)

Despite Teddy's claims about who did all of the work, 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, D1, and D2 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.

This week I'm the guest host at Sunday Postcard Art, and I chose the challenge theme "Train." Fortunately I had already made the art piece awhile ago, because right now, my right hand hurts too much to do any creative work.

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Dragonfly - Photograph

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I took those photographs while I was outside taking photos of the completed storm clean up efforts. That dragonly landed on one of the roots sticking up from the remains of the fallen pine tree.

Hawk With Bird From Bird Feeder - Photograph

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I took that photograph through my house window this past week, so it isn't the best quality.

I was inside resting my aching muscles, after having just completed the storm clean up efforts, when I heard one of my wind chimes sound. There wasn't any wind, so I wondered why they sounded. I looked out and saw this raptor on the ground. When I took the photograph, I didn't know it was holding a bird it had caught, one that was most likely at my bird feeder, which one set of wind chimes is near. If you look closely on the lower right hand side of the Hawk's wing, you can see the wing of the bird it caught.

Tropical Storm Isaias Clean Up Completed - Photograph

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How it looked before start of last day of clean up work:

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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.

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.

"Train" - Postcard

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This week I have the honor of hosting Sunday Postcard Art, and I chose the challenge theme "Train."

I created this using GIMP 2.10.18.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)