It is Independence Day where I live in the Southern Tier of New York State. Tonight, many in our country will be looking towards the sky at fireworks shows.
We had ours though, yesterday afternoon, when a severe thunderstorm came through our area, downing trees, raining hail down on us, and disabling landline 911 (emergency) services. The building our year round farmer's market is located in was damaged and there will be no farmer's market Saturday. Many county facilities and parks are closed until further notice.
We were fortunate; our power never went out and the pieces of tree branches that fell on my property were small.
I wasn't about to go out in that storm and take pictures, so these are from last week.
The sky has its own colors, especially at sunrise and sunset.
For example, last week I was too late for the sunset, but not for the after show.
After sunset, the sky started its own show.
The trees learnt their own color.
Happy Independence Day to my readers living in the United States.
P.S. I had mentioned needing dental work in an earlier post. Two days ago, my dentist extracted what was left of a molar, one that had a root canal and crown years ago. Friday before last, the crown had come off while I was flossing. The tooth underneath the crown had already broken in half (which I had never felt because of the root canal) and the dentist took out what was remaining. He also needed to do a bone graft yesterday partially due to the complication. In two weeks, I get the suctures out and then I will have the fun decision of either getting a bridge or an implant. But again, it could have been worse.
...Mother Nature puts on the best show. Alana, I wish you a Happy 4th!
ReplyDeleteLovely photos.
ReplyDeleteDental work, ugh.
First, I hope everything goes well with the future dental work.
ReplyDeleteAs for that storm, we have had a few whoppers lately. My power was out for seven hours during that 90+ degree heat wave. Fortunately, I have a whole house generator. I have picked up lots of branches, but not any huge limbs.
Great photos.
ReplyDeleteSorry about your dental issues. Sounds serious!!
Happy 4th!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful captures. Glad you were safe in the storm.
Yikes, your dental work sounds painful. Good luck with that. And your weather... Wild.
ReplyDeleteThe colors are so nice. I love pictures like these.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear storm damaged the farmer's market building...at this time of year that's an important venue for farmers as well as those eating their produce! Oh and then the teeth! I do hope that all comes out well and easily for you! Beautiful sky photos.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful skies. Good luck with the dental work. I’ve had a lot of it, and it’s very discouraging that it does not seem to last. Fillings crack or get decay underneath, same with crowns and they are so expensive! Root canals can go bad. I’ve had two root canals that went bad and it doesn’t show up on a regular x-ray, so I had to go to a specialist. My last implant took forever because they had to build up the bone.
ReplyDeleteMy mum's dental work cost over 40k AUD already. Another dozens of appointments to go
ReplyDeleteYour discussion of dental work reminds me that I need to make an appointment. I have a couple of chipped teeth that I have been delaying having taken care of, coward that I am! But I've probably delayed about as long as I can...
ReplyDeleteOooh, I'm sorry about the dental work - never fun. Beautiful skies. I hope everything heals well and you aren't in pain.
ReplyDeleteHope your 4th was a good one. Nice to see those beautiful skies!
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