A Tree Falls in Brooklyn

I am just about 2 weeks away from making the trip across country to Tacoma. Tuesday night's storm aka tornado that hit those of us here in Bay Ridge seemed to be mother nature's way of giving Milo and I a special send-off!

During the middle of the night, when the violent storm swept through the neighborhood, I was awake because Milo was panicking because of the intense lightning and thunder. He was very spooked and was staying close to me. The lightning was so intense. It was more like a strobe light and the flashes of light were constant not intermittent. The devastation captured in photographs says it all.

I was not aware of the extent of the devastation until I received a call from a friend asking me how I was getting to work? I explained like I normally do- by subway- he quickly explained that there was no train service! Confused, I quickly turned on the news. Needless to say, what unfolded over the next few hours made national news!

As the rain stopped and the storm passed, I took Milo out for a walk and to check on the car! I have seen storms over the past few weeks knock tree branches onto cars and I wanted to see if any damage was done to the car or even on the block. Luckily, tree branches were on the street and narrowly missed the car!

The commute to work was amusing- for lack of a better word to explain the chaos. This is New York City so anything goes. It took much longer than usual but I did manage to make it to work. At the end of the day, I took Milo to the park and was stunned by what I had seen. The park that I take Milo to for a walk everyday was devastated. Almost every single tree, block after block, was laying on top of homes and cars. It was as if someone had walked around chopping down every single tree.

Now, 24 hours later, a picture perfect day! Life seems to be returning back to normal. Trains are running and people are sharing their stories about how this storm chose Bay Ridge as it's path of destruction.