Falling Trees

Well, we survived the St. Jude's Day Storm (as it's now become known). Part of our wooden back garden fence was blown down, a length of about six feet was completely down, another 12 feet at a forty-five degree angle.

We got off lightly. At the nearby port of Newhaven a 14-year old boy playing at the seashore was knocked into the water by a large wave and is believed to be drowned. Nationally, four people were killed by fallling trees. May their souls rest in peace.

During the five-minute drive to church this  morning, we saw two fallen trees/branches.

At Goldstone Villas, a substantial part of a larger tree was knocked down, the fallen branch resting gently on a parked car.

And, at the juction of Blatchington Road and Hova Villas a large tree had fallen, blocking the Hova Villas road. By the time I arrived (9am) workmen had already cleared the road and the tree was moved to the side.