Last week Hurrican Irene hit the east cost. Thankfully by the time it reached Long Island it was only a tropical storm so our damage was relatively minimal. We lost a lot of tree branches, one of the bricks flew off our chimney, several rain gutter guards fell off, and we lost power for three days, but we are all safe and sound. In our neighborhood some people lost entire trees (HUGE trees, roots and all, completely uprooted) and several electric poles fell down - many of the trees and poles fell into the roads blocking them. Please keep praying for all the families who lost loved ones and homes due to this disaster.
Front yard - note the chimney brick on the bottom left
This branch fell directly where we usually park our minivan, but thankfully the night before the storm hit Greg moved our minivan to the street so it was safe.
Driveway - note branch (where minivan is usually parked), our white minivan across the street, and the rain gutter guard on the bottom right.
