The big story from this weekend was the storm that blew in on Saturday night. The wind started kicking up around 9 and by a little after 10 a fierce storm was battering us, with thunder and lightning, hail and howling gusts of wind. We lost power for 15 minutes or so around 11 p.m.
On Sunday morning the yard was littered with pine branches. I was glad to see that the daffodils and tulips were unscathed, if perhaps leaning a bit to the east.
At the West Grove-Avondale Rotary Club Pancake Breakfast at the Avondale Fire Co. (top-notch pancakes!), everyone was sharing stories about detours they encountered due to downed trees. One tree fell on the notorious "S-curve" on Newark Road. I saw half a tree down along Route 842 west of Newark Road, and another tree fell all the way across Lamborntown Road south of Street Road.
I couldn't believe that two golfers were out on the golf course at Loch Nairn. And mid-morning I saw a large pack of bicyclists on my road. I'm assuming they were taking part in the 55-mile Brandywine Valley Roubaix, sponsored by Chester County Velo and WCCX ("this Grand Fondo/Gravel Grinder takes the rider through the scenic country-side of the Brandywine Valley, one of the most unspoiled areas in the Mid-Atlantic"; no argument from me!). Proceeds from the event went toward Quest Therapeutic Services, which offers equine-assisted therapy and other services for children with disabilities.
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