We had a really powerful storm come through town yesterday, and I just happened to be at home to witness it first hand. The cleaning ladies were there at the time too. It was just after 3:00, and the wind started to blow, and the sky got dark. Like, 9:30 at night dark. And I was hearing a noise, but wasn's sure what it was. So I was kind of running around the house trying to figure it out, and I'm standing in front of the wall of windows when I see the tree go down. CRASH!
It was a HUGE mature oak tree. When it fell, it took up the entire length of our backyard and keeps on going into the neighbors' yard, demolishing a fence in the process. All I could do was stand there and point, saying "HOLY CRAP!" The cleaning ladies were frozen for a minute too, then they all started rubbing my belly and saying something in Spanish. I don't speak Spanish, but I assume it roughly translates into "HOLY CRAP!"
So here's a view from the other side. I was standing right in front of the glass. Of course later I find out that there was a tornado spotted in the area, and everyone was supposed to stay away from their windows. Kind of difficult in our little house made of glass. I'm pretty lucky that the tree fell away from the house instead of toward it. I'd have been a gonner I think.
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