Summer Storm

Two weeks ago Holland was hit by the worst July storm ever recorded.  High winds came in a blew down hundreds of trees.   Grant & I probably saw over 25 trees down in our village alone.  One reason for the significant damage was that the trees were full of leaves, creating a large sail area.  Most of our windy storms happen in April and October when the trees are bare.  

You can see how shallow the roots are in the picture above.   This tree pulled up the sidewalk, the curb and the lamp post on the left.  There were four trees in a row on this street that did the exact same thing.  

 Two hours later the tree was cut up and off the car.  The wind screen didn't shatter; it just depressed into the car.

This guy fell over two days after the storm.  It makes a nice bridge across the canal.