Storm Damage

Remember just a few weeks ago we had a Derecho storm come through wreaking havoc on our town?  Well, we had another one Monday night.  Basically, a hurricane on land.  We had 67 mph winds (or more) and it lasted for quite awhile.  The next morning when the sun came up we could all see the damage the storm left behind.  Thankfully, nothing was too bad, but it sure has been a mess to clean up!

The underneath of our north porch came down in the high winds.  It took Marvin quite awhile to repair it.  

Then all the fellas got to work cleaning up around Willis Creek Ranch.  Mama and Daddy's yard was hit pretty hard - since they have all those beautiful, big, old trees there were a LOT of limbs that came down.  

Mama and Daddy's front yard

our neighbor's back yard

the poor garden!

the garden was pretty devastated

Jackson working on a tree that came down between Julie's house and Mama & Daddy's

Jonathan

I think one of the saddest parts of all for us was to see what happened to the 'climbing tree'.  That old tree has been the climbing tree for every single grandchild over the years.  What a shame.  At least there is some of the tree left.  

Hoping for a quieter rest of the summer... but I am not holding my breath.  Seems this is a stormy year!