Hazy, hot and humid
followed by strong storms
Well, I have a pretty good
story to tell, but not much of a picture of the day to go with it. Sharon and I had headed out to Long Pond
for some relief from the heat (once again over 90) and to capture some images
of the local flora and fauna found there.
As we made our way to the pond, the skies began to open up with some
serious lightning and thunder. By
the time we got to our destination, the police had closed the area and locked
the gates. We decided to head down
towards Bear Mountain to see if we might find some good subjects to photograph
down there.
As we drove on, the conditions
only worsened and it got so bad that we decided to turn around and head home
until the storm abated. We turned
down a small lane barely wide enough for two cars and lined with large old
trees. The wind had picked up to
the point where the RAV was being pelted with debris being blown from the
trees. Suddenly, both of us saw a
large tree being uprooted and heading our way. I accelerated to get past where I hoped the tree was coming
down, but it hung up briefly on the utility wires lining the road and we made
it past without a hitch. Had it
not been for the lines, I’m not sure if we would have gotten by that falling
tree.
By the time we made it home, we were
out of the major part of the storm and I called the police to let them know
that we had just seen a tree come down across the lines. They informed me that the downed tree
had already been reported and the fire department was on its way to tend to the
problem.
When the storm finally
past, or at least that cell, I drove back down to survey
the damage. Two hours later, the
crews were still working on the downed lines and I was not permitted to get
close enough to get a shot. So…..what
we have for the shot of the day is not really a nature shot per se, but rather
a brief snapshot of the results of the power of nature, a Utility Truck. We are thankful that those lines were
there to break the fall of the tree and divert it from its original path which
sure looked like it was headed in our direction. There but for the grace of God……
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