DAYTON'S OP

Branch cutting in trees
at property line.

Awakened this morning [Wednesday 24th August] to the sound of thumping.  The Hydro branch and tree cutters arrived at Tom's next door at 8 a.m. and were set to work.  They started on our property by 10 a.m. and as I type, now nearly noon, we have lost scores of branches from several trees and also lost one whole diseased tree.  The trees are tall and the hydro guys are way up near the top of some of the tallest ones. One guy just came down and performed his version of circque du solei as he neared the ground. 

Dayton and Suzanne went to Kingston General Hospital for his deviated septem operation. There was a bit of a delay but the operation went well. Just when they were leaving for home, he began vomiting and it was necessary for him to remain in hospital for further observation.

Around three p.m. I went to Delta to return the library books and then to Athens to pick up Gage and take him to his work in Brockville.  Since this was at the Super Centre, I also picked up a bunch of fruit and vegetables to get us through the weekend.

Weather conditions have become the main topic of discussion and the most frequent stop on the computer has been the weather radar.  South of us Hurricane Irene is rolling toward Florida, now categorized as a No. 3  It is expected to hit the coast of North Carolina.  

Weather conditions in Sarnia and all of southwestern Ontario have produced Tornado Warnings, and in the northern reach have produced hail.  The storm swept across all of Ontario and hit here around 2 a.m. [Thursday] shedding about a half hour of thunder and lightening, strong winds and heavy rain.  Lanie was her usual frightened self and that kept me awake to watch and wonder at the potential for something more severe than what occurred.

It has been hotter in other locations like Sarnia and even Brockville, but here an uncomfortably cool wind rips up from the lake min-morning and stays.  Temperatures remain low, the highest being in the lower 20s.  A different climate.