November 03, 2005
Wilma Before and After
One of my Hurricane Wilma pictures displays the same portion of my yard which I photographed last August, to give some perspective on the mess that the hurricane left us:
This is my side yard before the hurricane:
And After:
Posted by Bastique at 08:17 AM | Comments (0)
November 02, 2005
Hurricane Wilma drops Tree in Pool
This is what our swimming pool looked like the day of Hurricane Wilma. Pictured is a great portion of our mango tree, although it has camoflaged a good deal of black olive tree, as well as countless bamboo leaves hidden beneath.
Ten days later it's all still in a big pile on our front lawn, waiting pickup.
Posted by Bastique at 08:28 AM | Comments (0)
October 29, 2005
Through the Glass Frighteningly
I took a number of photographs during the storm but single images have a difficult time conveying the magnitude of the incredible winds that Wilma cast against us.
The previous entry showed the hurricane from the front, or eastern view of our house, where I was protected by the house itself from the westerly winds. This photograph was taken through one of our rear full height windows, on the west side of the house.
I would like to point out one thing: We did have plywood against these windows. The one covering this particular window had blown off. It was rather frightening knowing the power of the winds buffeting toward that side of the house, only inches away from me.
I got away from there quickly.
Posted by Bastique at 07:35 PM | Comments (1)
120 Mile per Hour Winds
The power just came on this morning.
Have I mentioned that I've had enough of hurricanes? Now there's Wilma. I have a great deal to discuss about this particular hurricane and aftermath. But I wanted to start off with a few photographs. There will be time to talk.
Posted by Bastique at 04:57 PM | Comments (0)