After the Storm

Hi there, Friends. In case you missed Friday's post, I shared my enchanting pallet picnic and details about the devastating storm that happened after I'd photographed the garden. Today I'm sharing how the garden looks now. I'll warn you, there aren't any pretty images, but in time, I hope they'll be encouraging before photos followed by more promising afters... 

This photo was taken early morning and isn't the best quality, but you can see the garden gate is wedged shut. If you look at the bottom of the gate, you can see the hail. There was so much that it clumped together like ice. The front and back yards looked as though it had snowed! 

This is the first of four uprooted cedars. With Favorite Son's help, they are slowly but surely getting cut and burned. 

The second tree fell onto...

...the septic system aerator. Thankfully, this tree has been removed. I received an estimate, and the part has been ordered. 

Sniff! 😢

The hail did a number on the shutters, and the wind whipped the climbing fig. 

Piles of cut brush, after multiple piles have already been burned, and logs set aside. 

I could share more piles of rubbish, but you get the idea. As I said before, it is going to be a process. Thank you for your continued prayers! 

UPDATE: Sweet Youngest Daughter set up this Bonfire campaign to help restore my garden and offset the many expenses that the insurance won't cover. (#NOTaGoodNeighbor)