I woke up this morning to a wide-eyed Parker climbing hurriedly into my bed.
“What’s that sound like, Mom?”
And that’s when I heard it. A beautiful sound! The clanking, groaning, banging, rumbling call of the massive city trucks finally starting to clear away the towering piles of mosquito-infested limbs, leaves, and tree trunks that have consumed our cul-de-sac after Ike. Thank you, thank you!
Here are some shots from the day after the hurricane:
Views from the front door
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And the backyard
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And yesterday, things still looked like this:
But today….TODAY…!
I’m sure it will take them awhile. They have been working in our little cul-de-sac for over three house. They have to keep bringing in new trucks because they are filling up so quickly.
All in all, things are feeling a bit sunnier.
holy cow.