We had one serious microburst thunderstorm hit us last week - hurricane force winds, 1/2 inch hail.... an inch of rain in about 30 minutes.
and a lot of broken tree branches laying around the homestead in the aftermath... BIG branches. 8-12 inch diameter. Here's some perpective:
So, I suited, booted, grabbed my chainsaw and went to work. Within a few days my backyard looked like a logging camp.
After 2 weekends with the saw and the wood chipper, all pretty much cleaned up now. the only Nissan Patrol casualty was the hardtop I was going to use on my 65 (so, I guess I'll be using my spare soft top frame on the 65, instead, because no way I'm beating THIS back into shape)
Here are some more pics from around the yard... It was one of the fiercest summer storms I've ever been in...