So about 1:30 am on Tuesday we heard a big tree fall. The windstorm had ended about 11 am on Monday but trees were still falling. We headed out to make sure it didn't hit our house.
Many trees fell on Atlanta homes that day. One man was killed when a tree fell on his truck, but nobody was killed in a home this time.
This super charmer is in Druid Hills. Check out the shutters, giant orange azalea, and huge tree that's still standing. Not sure if you can tell from the pictures, but the whole house leans to to the left. It's a goner.
It happens every year. Atlanta is packed with huge mature trees particularly our older neighborhoods. White Oak, Red Oak, Poplar, Pine, Magnolia.
This one is on my street. That pile of logs is bigger than my car. It's just a tiny bit of the tree that crushed the back of the house.
You wouldn't know it but the whole back of the house is nearly gone. It took 2 days, a huge crane, and many men before they got a tarp over the roof.
Plenty of garages took a beating and many cars.
The most common sight - pine trees that fell over roads and power lines.
So 14 hours after the storm we heard the tree fall. But it didn't fall on our house. At sun up we discovered that the tree feel diagonally across a tennis court wasting the fence and net. But at least it didn't hit a house or a person. Were lucky this time.
On a lighter note, Flora Dora has moved from Amsterdam Walk to Cheshire Bridge right across the street from Antiques and Beyond. Tony the owner of Flora Dora defines vivacity. His is a master of silk flowers, Christmas trees for office towers and department stores, and his own store. Oh, and upside down Christmas trees.
Tony has the gift of design and the gift of gab. My daughter #1 bought a small vase there. She asked Tony for a silk flower to go in it. We could barely keep up with him on his way back to the flower warehouse. Then as he talked with us he found the right stem and one by one, unfolded and bent each leaf and petal until it came alive.
Anyway Flora Dora is a fun shop and I like these chairs.
.Thanks much,
Terry
Returning control back to Julia at her "Hooked on Friday's" blog party.