Before Earl:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtq-xUAQFxz3m_cBdy3W_u1EYLBPlWMtVvHA0_Hs6gCuFm9uHk6lllHnQlZaFOCfWI9ejJB_eP1CbNGh9Goixyvhw5ARl_j6IAWNY92o3w3sYgMcz9gzJpodwZQWUaxbmszm0ZbyJwRpq6/s400/DSCN8296.JPG)
My lovely amaranthus.
After Earl:
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My poor amaranthus.
AKA love lies bleeding.
Kinda living up to its name.
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Poor amaranthus in the front yard.
Bay tree before Earl:
Bay tree after Earl:
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Before bay tree:
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After bay tree:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CnyPu5yYIwxKV6MwBl8LrNRBLXhbvnL8FRhtstBb1eAd-vmHG2l5dn1co0us9kodcrXMiKP8p6Imu9wohHaB4Vy8ygQces5OArhcX-Uqya1xsYrUS_CI5xNSG_OdmTeuTARaEFUVxW0/s400/DSCN8742.JPG)
Check out the root ball.
Pool before Earl:
Pool after Earl:
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Backyard before Earl:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIk_K7RZChS6UQkTY8CVG0FAEYliSnTUjp6AiNY49VsfVFdGznza23FqQg6fREK9uwePP1kmG_MDywkr0nztd_EwupoEdRt4Y6U8PRynMqN8Ig9CygAg7auIF-J_4PysSkDbSG7u4PvQ95/s400/DSCN8283.JPG)
Backyard after Earl:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQV6EYh9GpJ4lduAk5rcXQcKQvurbVKESaR3LWAlOEmi3SDW2cLZFEYMAzpPeEapQMCVVLtLepOp1hzeWnOsjNtmWEiMWOmy6dKOR_SxKSsVIdnGsbZ9VTnwvA1gMgN5j13T245mtZnCc/s400/DSCN8735.JPG)
Broken pine branches hanging in backyard.
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Wind and rain.
Water will always find a new place to come in.
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My pruned bay.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXVKjpXAapEB1AXaOipyG1AZqYOs5QbDUjxVymXaW2V9ZBI8ljcZOuAbluRWa5d_lJAj0H-AnUYLcPtn9klzXFrer4yxgk90_nSZl-GeROF9-UJY9J87JRYROERq80EU33PJRrloLH6w/s400/DSCN8807.JPG)
We had to take the weight off the leaning side.
This was hard to watch:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVW1r8dtAe1Um8msJDC-u8Q-Zup7cCHuHGq_sBAaO8NAE9fBtOSS4LPPFPksiZvoQDxLyOLvtyUyiH4Kz1anL7PKWRnwldhEf5j7uVvJz2i5kql0VirLF5y5uSyZMBLxaesa3JnB-J9NA/s400/DSCN8814.JPG)
This pile is from my just getting started on clean up.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_MNt0WSkVgvCiyLoZyCZkyg9lXD9miZaUFWrn-6iEWWPkvZ0D8f4hwybx-6XzwYp1QNDhxQGWs8xqdnC6ibBoBJUCVpSKEqYgigzW4Mxpv-skhW7iNkVZw4uZ9pytBcoqHkgwE4BEcU/s400/DSCN8821.JPG)
Would anyone like some bay leaves?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyi494S81Z91ArNQgKq7bC9E650iH_ZGlU2KyGZE0rcGTjjNgEy-axfEGlk4HJ7S4iElbl2qBhjp2Rgpi5GJNCLpg_Ld00bkjT1xxwl_WRqwMjX1W3bb82xBN3_3nuOrL5PFY9WuL_8XA/s400/DSCN8822.JPG)
Robin's nest made it through unscathed.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VOV7KShO3z5djB8bwBJLEtE-_45eXoZbgjcroyMokFDSFvM0M5ZOIafCgCqndAuCT0ztZjrfEFgaoCPlVpP51qr-OPBxxPbf4iUm9UpUe3JVBE6XusxFWSGEn7wuGrIlWbOX_irvzpY/s400/DSCN8815.JPG)
My pile of bay branches.
All in all, not too much damage.
Could have been a lot worse.
Once again,
we've dodged a bullet.
Nay, a torpedo.
3 comments:
Bad, bad Earl.
My before & after pictures look pretty much just the same.
Oh, bother. Hurricanes are such a P.I.A., no?
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