On August 4, tropical storm, Isaias, swept through Connecticut. I was indoors with the windows shut when I heard the sound of cracking and falling branches from the trees in my yard. I opened a window and when the winds picked up, it sounded like a rifle range. I could watch the bands of wind approaching as the trees on the top of the hillside to my southeast would begin to seriously bend to the power of the wind. As the wind came down the hill, there was a roar. It was a little discomforting. When the storm had passed through I lost some branches and one large limb from an oak but no serious damage, and the lights were still on! The next day I saw this array on my patio with leaves from three of the main types of trees in my yard - Oak, Maple and Tulip, which seemed appropriate. A day later, they had dried up and a mild breeze had blown them into the yard and out of this mind’s eye.
