It was something like 11:30pm on Monday night when Sandy thought it would be fun to give Albany its strongest wind gust. I think I heard meteorologists say it was a 60 mile an hour gust. Well, I felt my house shake and creek and then heard what sounded like firecrackers, a big BOOM and then more crackling!
I jumped up out of bed and met my husband at our back porch and he already had the light on and was trying to see what it was. Our hearts racing and both of us freaking out- we just couldn't see what what it was. All I knew is the kid's tree fort was still standing and our sheds were in tact.
I went to work in the middle of the night so I didn't get to assess the damage until I got home from work yesterday afternoon. It was one of our tall pine trees (about 120 foot tall tree!) located in an area just behind my yard that had not only just snapped about 30 feet up, it appears to have twisted off at the break point, flung around and landed next to its remaining trunk- in between two trees!
I am thankful for those other trees. It looks like the air could have made it more of a projectile had it not been for those other tall trees surrounding it.
We escaped the brunt of Sandy. When I saw the destruction that one wind gust can cause- I was so thankful that we were safe. I'm dealing with the pleasant scent of fresh pine and some extra fire wood- we got off on the positive side. My heart goes out to those who are dealing with much more than just a downed tree. The loss of property and life is unimaginable and I know we all send positive thoughts to those in need.
