21.6.09

Neighborhood after the STORM

it's been a long time since i've gone 26 hours without electricity.... (and yet that is the reality for many folks around the world on a daily basis!)

well, it certainly was a weekend of storms... i heard that "little holland, mi" made the national news by hosting two incredible storms -- one early friday morning (2am) and one on friday night.... some in the community have even said that they saw a tornado.... after seeing the storm damage in our woods, i wouldn't doubt it.


we are incredibly thankful that our home was spared and that there was no major damage.... our neighbor on the other hand was not so fortunate.... we didn't even hear the branch come down, cuz the thunder was sooooo loud for sooooo long.....






trees down everywhere... power lines down..... basements flooded..... roads damaged... cars smashed... all of these right here in our own block and a half..... we have a lot to be thankful for....

when mom and dad have no power, they even lose their water supply..... having city water here in holland is a true blessing.... even though we sat around with candles (and some vino) and settled into the dark.... we still had water. so, that was our weekend.... kudos to the many, many, power supply folks and cleaning crews who worked so hard over the entire weekend.... especially on FATHER'S DAY.

2 comments:

Ems said...

No way!! I can't believe it!!
Can't believe that this could have been your place last year when we had that storm and the branch came down in front of your house! This storm looks a million times worse!!
Hope you both OK xx

Sue said...

WHAT????!!!!

i'm trying to remember if i even i had a storm here this weekend.... but i don't think we did. Unusual, since the storms USUALLY travel north. We usually get the weather that passes up from your state....

wow. thankful that you are safe!!!