We have had not only a lot of rain over the last week, but also some wind. A couple of days ago the wind was so strong that it snapped a few dead pines in our yard. The thick fog on Saturday makes it a little hard to see.

I think the visibility was less than 100 yards. I counted six dead trees that had been broken off, either near the base or about halfway up the trunk. I was not surprised to see some broken, but I had hoped a few of them would be good for firewood. If they break like these did, they are too rotten for that.

This is just off our driveway, opposite the house, in an area that I haven’t even walked through yet. Down the driveway a little there are even more downed trees. It’s a tangled mess that I have just barely begun to clean up. It’s going to take a long, long time.