when trees fall

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the Circle

this tree came down between houses, without damaging either one. 

     

7^th Avenue

it fell along this walkway. 

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Brown Street

     
tree and wires are down; the latter can't be strung again until that leaning pole is fixed

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somebody got word from the power company that service might be restored in another day and a half.  rain is down to an occasional spatter and the gusts are now peaking at 40 mph rather than 50, a welcome trend that we're hoping will continue.  it we can keep the rest of our trees we will count ourselves as fortunate indeed. 

with power still operating in part of the Grove, it was odd last night to look out the front windows to see the contrast of electric light from across the Circle against kerosene light within. 

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ready, willing, able?

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this convoy of power trucks hails from Iron Range, MI.  they're staged in the parking lot of our local market.  I'm sure they would be happy to help get the juice flowing again, once the pole crew does their thing. 

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things we are all happy to see:

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Railroad Street

arrival of pole crew.  with pole. 

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Brown Street

wire crews getting to work. 

these signs are encouraging. 

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one that made it

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M^cCauley Street

this one is all about texture. 

Magnolia

close to one of the magnolias whose blossoms didn't survive the cold snap stands this one whose did. 

it's a cheesy trick to tint a circle around its circular form, but I couldn't resist the temptation. 

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power, light, heat.: welcome back

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the power came back a little after 6 pm.  we can now start taking for granted what had been missing for a while, though others there are whose unattainable wish would be to be able to take such things for granted. 

best of all the winds have quieted down, so we might not be facing the prospect of further tree loss.  except that here in the Circle the one that went down had another right next to it, and it's not known whether it or its roots were compromised in the incident.  the Town's forester will undertake an assessment to determine whether it is at risk and if so what, if anything, can be done for it. 

telephone and, for those who have it, cable TV are still off the air, but they are of lesser relative importance. 

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