We had a big storm here today. It started with the rain about 3am, which turned into strong winds later in the morning. It got gradually worse during the day, and still hasn't eased off yet. The neighbours have lost nearly half their stand of gums and pines on our eastern boundary, with six of them crashing through our post and rail fence.
It's quite surreal watching giant trees toppling over and crashing through fences, splintering them like matchsticks and there is absolutely nothing you can do to stop them. Thankfully the sheep and Mack are all ok. They were all in the paddock where the most trees came down. The cats have been blissfully unaware of all the commotion - sleeping in their usual spots on the bed.
I guess we'll be spending the next few weekends clearing up the mess. We are very thankful no one was hurt. It is a shock seeing how quickly things can be destroyed. I hope the wind dies down soon, I'm not sure how much more of a battering the remaining trees can take.
It's quite surreal watching giant trees toppling over and crashing through fences, splintering them like matchsticks and there is absolutely nothing you can do to stop them. Thankfully the sheep and Mack are all ok. They were all in the paddock where the most trees came down. The cats have been blissfully unaware of all the commotion - sleeping in their usual spots on the bed.
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| Fence line before the storm |
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| First tree to go through |
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| One of many trees down |
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| Splintered the fence like matchsticks |
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| Tree number 2 |
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| Tree number 3 |
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| Straight through the fence |
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| Tree numbers 4 & 5 |
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| Tree number 6 |
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| Even hit the electrobraid which has stretched like a bungee |
Farrrk Annika, what a mess :o(
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