Sadly, since that post, three people have been killed going the wrong way on roadways. Two, were former city councilwoman, Carolyn Davis and her daughter. The third was a gentleman from Arkansas. Paragraph 6 from yesterdays post Fire Department Puts Down Its Foot (7-14) and (7-3).
Actually, I hate it when I see my post warning becomes reality. May these individuals rest in peace.
Switching gears here. The hummingbirds have now reached Dallas on their northern migration. I saw the first one on the 12th and again this morning.
The middle of July already and the amount of dumpsters being filled with storm felled trees is just unreal. I ran into a photographer that shoots red dumpsters and he is having a field day. At flag pole hill recently, there were 9 on the ground filled with much more material to be added.
Moss Park had them lined up every hundred yards or so and I counted 6 being filled. I also have spotted two storage areas where all the material is being dumped after being picked up. The chippers will be making mulch for months to come.
Then, I drove through a cemetery and saw 6 being filled and it was not making a dent on what had been collected and moved to their collection point. Over the years, I have seen some pretty severe storm damage to trees but never have I seen what I have seen the past 6 weeks. It is just hard to wrap my brain around the amount of wood on the ground that has been hauled to the big chippers and what is still to be picked up from neighborhood streets.
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| Even Cemeteries Do Not Escape Storm Damage, especially where old growth trees are the majority of the landscape. |
