Thursday, July 23, 2009

When a Tree Falls in Shaw

Looking out my front door July 23, 2009 3:10 pm.



























The 20 foot + tall crepe myrtle in full bloom was no match for the afternoon storm.


























Was it lightning?

























Photos: Roy Omar Alexander

4 comments:

lacochran said...

Jeez! Glad you weren't under it at the time.

Gilahi said...

Judging from the clean break, I'd guess it wasn't lightning. Trees tend to have their bark blown off when they get struck. My guess is that the abundance of beautiful flowers, with the additional weight of the rainwater, was no match for the wind.

Sorry you lost such a beautiful tree.

jimbo said...

Yeah, it was a weak spot on the trunk, I see a little evidence of rot as well. And it was too fabulous at that moment and the weight of its fuscia fabulousness was too much to bear in the storm.

Bob said...

Wow! I'm sorry Herb. It was looking so beautiful... and then one day you opened your front door...