On July 7th I had the pleasure of visiting with a good friend from another lifetime - my university roommate. Beth is excellent at keeping up contact, so we have seen each other at least one or two times a year. She had never been to our new place so she made the long drive from Milton for the visit (bringing yummy rice krispy squares along!). We had a nice chat and I thoroughly enjoyed our time together :)
Just as she was getting ready to leave it started to rain ... then pour ... then hail. Soon we could not even see the trees in the front yard because of all the hail. The wind picked up and tree branches started flying, banging into the front window. I grabbed Kiera, Greg grabbed Seth and poor Maddy stood and screamed. Beth (forever after known as Bethleham to Maddy) grabbed Maddy and we hurried behind the kitchen wall. The storm soon ended and our front yard looked like a stick cemetery. Trees were down on our road, the corn in the field across the road was flattened and all hydro poles in a nearby town were down. It was quite the storm - one I hope never to experience again!
This storm seriously frightened Maddy - to the point that she will begin to scream at the slightest hint of wind. Hopefully we can calm that fear soon!
Here are a few pictures of the aftermath:
It took a day to clean up all those sticks!
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