Or perhaps several lodges of beavers, If either of the above were unemployed or simply looking for a hobby, St. Peter would be the place for them. Thursday another doozy of a storm came through town, snapping and uprooting trees, flooding the streets and pulled one of the awnings from the office. I was fearful that I would have yet another vehicle lost to water. Towns on either side of St. Peter lost electricity and downed power lines dot the sides of local roads.
One of the storm's victims was our boxelder tree, which snapped and landed on the roof of our house. We were very fortunate that no windows were broken and the roof remains in tact. The gutter was pulled off the back of the house and the air conditioner roughed up a bit, but it does not appear that there will be any lasting effects from the tree's landing.
Some folks think that St. Peter must be cursed for getting all of these storms. I consider how fortunate Mike and I are to have a home that wasn't impacted by the 98 tornado, the 2006 tornado, or the storm this week. Living here may not be for everyone (no chipotle, starbucks or caribou), but we sure love it and are grateful for our friends and neighbors who have made this home for us. Neighbors were helping neighbors remove debris. In fact, a tree fell on another home down the street, and the homeowners were on vacation. When they returned, the only proof that a tree had even fallen on the home was a bent gutter, and a stack of logs.
Here are some photos of the debris. By the time I got home from work, Mike had already removed the tree from the roof, which apparently went to the peak of the roof. I guess he got up on the roof and started cutting the tree segments from the top of the roof and moved down the roof until it was freed. He's pretty sore today as you can imagine.
In other news, the Twins continue their post-All Star Break tear through their opponents. The White Sox series was tremendous, with my personal highlights including AJ being booed constantly and Gardy getting tossed. Of course, some great clutch hitting (lots of doubles this series) by Punto, Harris, Kubel and of course Mauer and Morneau didn't hurt. Right now Mike and I are planning on spending our third wedding anniversary at a remote lodge on the Gunflint Trail, which is great, unless the Twins are in the World Series. I think there's cable in the bar...
Enjoy your weekends one and all.
