The Power of the Weather

This morning I posted about our Nor'easter storm. Well, it's still raining on and off and the winds are blowing, although not quite as hard as this morning. But the weather has taken its toll a little too close to home. Here are some photos of a house in our little neighborhood after the large pine tree that fell on it was removed. It's hard to see the the damage through the tree, now lying in the road after the crane brought it down, but in the second picture you can just see the damage behind the tree worker. The third photo is blurry, but shows the depth of the slice made by the tree.




This tree stood here for longer than the house has stood. It survived Hurricane Bob back in the 1990's. It has provided shade and a place for birds to sing. But today, its roots couldn't hold tight to the rain-saturated soil. This is the house where all my children took their piano lessons and where we have always felt safe. Today, the weather changed that. I'm grateful that no one was injured and that the damage isn't more severe, but this is too close to home. This house is so much like mine, that window below the damage is their master bathroom window too, just like in our house. How frightening to not feel safe in your own home. But our neighborhood is a happy and caring one and our neighbors will be held in the embrace of us all. A little storm can't surpass the power of love and friendship.