Then came the winds last week. It tore off roofing of quite a few units. Some need replacing like below. Ours needs repairing.
The worst was the damage to the beautiful trees that make our grace our properties. Quite a few were destroyed. In fact trees around our area suffered great damage. At nearby Mt. Hood College they had $100,000 damage to their campus trees
The tree above was left standing but had to be taken down due to it's danger of falling. It was a magnificent fir tree that swayed so had in the wind that a passing tree specialist stopped by to warn us. I went with him to see this tree sway so hard in the wind that the root system actually breathed and broke the soil around it while the gusts came. The residents in unit below had to leave for a couple of days. When the wind died down we had to have it taken down.
A reminder: We can look great and seem to have it altogether but if our roots are not anchored in God's truth, winds of adversity will destroy us.
Psalms 1
The tree above was left standing but had to be taken down due to it's danger of falling. It was a magnificent fir tree that swayed so had in the wind that a passing tree specialist stopped by to warn us. I went with him to see this tree sway so hard in the wind that the root system actually breathed and broke the soil around it while the gusts came. The residents in unit below had to leave for a couple of days. When the wind died down we had to have it taken down.
A reminder: We can look great and seem to have it altogether but if our roots are not anchored in God's truth, winds of adversity will destroy us.
Psalms 1
3 comments:
Wow, I didn't hear about your windstorm! It must have made you homesick for Palmer :) You have been getting some crazy weather down there. Jim and leave early Monday morning for Florida....I'm sure we'll send you some sunny pictures. I love you!
It's amazing how similar our weather is this year, with lots of snow and wind. That is sad about the trees coming down, but so true about being rooted in Christ, in those places that no one sees.
Thanks for the updates, I love them. I love you and miss you.
It must've been an awe-inspiring sight to see a massive tree like that fighting to say upright.
I would've never thought a tree had to be cut down like the one above from the top down, while its still standing. Then again, falling a 100 foot tree in the middle of a housing complex might worry some folks :)
Did you capture a section of log falling in mid-air in the picture?
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