I awoke last night to the sound of wind and thunder and with the realization that the power was out. After arising this morning and discovering no signs of damage, J and I went to the Walker to finally see the Picasso exhibit (it is leaving soon, so see it now). The lights came back on as we were leaving. When we arrived home, I began a conversation with my neighbor about her cool pavers (made of recycled tires and milk jugs - neatest things I've seen in a while). She asked if I had walked around the neighborhood yet. I hadn't and didn't realize the path of destruction. Trees down and houses smooshed - all in a straight line just two blocks south of our house. It is unbelievable that we didn't even have a small branch fall, while others just down the street lost and lots of trees. Como park and the fair grounds were also hit. The pictures below were taken about 2pm long after many of the trees were already removed from the yards or houses. Some houses already had tarps clinging to their roofs. Had I walked around this morning, I would have seen trees blocking the roads. I'm feeling very fortunate right now. Really, really, fortunate. Also, note this picture from the Strib (not in our neighborhood). Oh, I finally joined this century and have begun uploading pictures to Flickr and will discontinue using the Typepad photo albums because there is no good way to batch upload from a Mac. A link to my Flicker set showing all my storm pictures is available to the left.
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