Dodged a bullet last night!
sara_ann-z6bok
5 years ago
I am relieved this morning that the storm that came through our area last night left my roses unphased. I heard reports that winds were as high as 60 MPH for a time here, some hail, but thankfully only dime size! There was a possibility of tennis ball size, glad that didn’t happen!
Just in case I took pictures before the storm, and they look the same. Here’s a sampling of a few.
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