Adventures in Iowa

Hello, We had a strong storm last night. It had a lot of wind with some very strong gusts. It seemed to me in the level of about 90 mph. That burst did not last very long. I have to confess that we did not go to the basement, but we were thinking about it. Some parts of the city lost power, but we did not. Flashlights were at the ready. We went to a store this morning that did not have power so they were not open. A neighbor was telling me about a grocery that lost power and they had to throw out all of the meat. This morning there were branches and walnuts in the back yard and more branches in the front. It filled both of our bins that will go to the compost. Leroy spent a bit of time out there clipping it into smaller pieces so it would fit in the bin. He found it to be quite satisfying as the bins filled up, the yard looked neater. There was some rain with the storm, but I went to the church this afternoon to water plants because the rain did not provide enough. One block from our house I discovered a large tree across the street and a smashed car under it. Brought the 2020 derecho to mind. This was not quite the wind speed or the duration of that storm.

The temperature dropped 20 degrees in a short time. The night was quite fine but it has become hot again today although not so much as other days. Paula