Hurricane Isabel blew through our community on September 19, 2003 during one of the wettest years on record for this area. The ground was already so saturated that trees uprooted everywhere. The winds gusted up to Tropical Storm strength (50-60 mph).
Thankfully nothing fell on our house, but alas, a huge oak tree fell on out beloved new playground. Here is all that remains. Notice the large branches of dead limbs in the background and the huge chunks of trunk that need to be moved and hacked up into firewood. We still need to clear the old playground debris before setting up the new one.
We had spent months on this playground project. We built a retaining wall. Purchased fill dirt and mulch. My husband struggled over the plans for months. It had been put together for 2 weeks. *sigh* Now we have a mess to clean up!
