KAPUT!

We had HORRIBLE winds here yesterday afternoon and last night.  The good news is that the storm front dropped fresh snow on our San Jacinto and San Bernardino mountains.

The bad news is that it toppled one of our two eucalyptus trees out front.  This was the one next to the street.  We didn't even hear it go down~that's how strong the winds were and how LOUD they were!  I went out at 5 a.m. and the front yard was completely flooded.  It broke our water main when it fell over and there is water everywhere out front.  Fortunately, the water did NOT come into the house!

So, we have NO water, no coffee, and the water district truck is on its way.  Plus, we have a call into a gardener to come chop up the eucalyptus and haul it away.

Our fence is KAPUT, too.  The tree took out half of it and the city wants it GONE, so they get their way.

Ugh.  It's still windy today and it is COLD outside!  I went out and fed the birds, so at least they are happy.

This eucalyptus tree was about 25 years old.  We have another one which is going to HAVE to be severely trimmed because if it falls down, it will take out the neighbor's house (or part of it...)