Tag Archives: Hurricanes

Another Scary Hallowe’en!

Last year, Hallowe’en brought us a blizzard, the Snowtober Blizzard, a weird, out-of-season storm. It devastated the trees here in our community, brought down power lines some of which weren’t repaired for weeks, closed down towns and cities and even, … Continue reading

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It’s September —

It doesn’t look like it at our favorite farm stand, but autumn is at our throats — No-Lady Irene blew in and out and in our immediate neighborhood left none of the devastation she did in Connecticut and New York … Continue reading

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HURRICANE INTERLUDE, or Whoosh with the Wind — UPDATE

Instead of the laden refrigerator I showed while waiting for Irene, the weekend visitor from Hell — here are blue skies on Sunday afternoon. The winds are still high — you can tell from the photo — but the rain … Continue reading

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