When the bough breaks....

My reverie was interupted by an ominous sound;

like that of a freight train hurling itself toward our little aboad.

I peered out the window to witness a strange sight ~

the once calm wind, suddenly howling and picking up

a sheet of water and hurling it, like a giant fluid wall ,

into the woods at the edge of the little bay that we live on.

Then I could see no more, for the rain made viewing

impossible. The wind thundered into the house with such

force, I thought surely the walls would fall in.

My two cats raced away as if their tails were on fire,

and seeing the windows bend in the shape of an archers bow,

I called out to them to come with me

as I made a hasty retreat to the

safety of the basement!

No sooner had I set foot at the bottom of the stairs,

all was calm and quiet as before.

What had just happened?

Fearing for my free ranging chickies,

 I ventured out to see if they had been blown away like Dorothy

in the Wizard of Oz!

It was then that I saw the handywork of that mighty blast of wind.

Half of the centerpiece of our little farm, a Big Leaf Maple tree had been wrenched

from its trunk and lay broken on the ground.

Again, half of this favorite apple tree was carelessly

tossed aside as well, leaving only a pitiful

remnant behind.

The cherry trees in the orchard did not escape receiving mortal wounds...

...and the little pear trees suffered severe amputation, as well.

Curiosly, some trees remained untouched...

...but most showed some signs of battle against

the forces of nature.

Even evidence of casualties from the neighboring

woodland were transported hundreds of feet

to a foreign resting place behind the barn.

And so, the sad task of bearing away the

hulking forms of our cherished champions

begins.

(note: no chickens were harmed in the storm. All were safely huddled on their roost!)

~*~

"If the clouds are full, they pour out rain upon the earth; and whether a tree falls toward the south or toward the north, wherever the tree falls, there it lies."

Ecclesiastes 11:3

Joining Susan at A Southern Daydreamer

for

Outdoor Wednesday!

And

Deborah Jean's

Farmgirl Friday!