wind storm

I just returned from a cruise vacation to the Caribbean where the weather was amazing...while I was gone however the Pacific Northwest experienced several storms including a doozy of a wind storm last Friday.

Check out these felled trees in Howard Amon Park in Richland after the Dec. 17 wind storm. I counted five fallen trees plus at least one seriously damaged. I was surprised to see three trees fallen together like dominos.

The loss of 10 trees, large and small, to this historic heart of the city is catastrophic. And 10 is only the number of felled trees - that doesn't include trees that may be damaged beyond repair. Several of the downed trees are decades old.

I almost needed a detour from the detour because of this huge tree in the road. When I got up close, I noticed something underneath the tree. Can you guess what it is?

It's a car!

Thanks to Facebook friends for sharing these awesome pics of today's wind storm: