I’m focusing on the area north of Hatteras Island on the Outer Banks, where most of the damage found consisted of broken tree limbs, wind-torn vinyl siding, puddling water on the highways, and a gazillion leaves in my yard.
I love live oaks, especially the twisted turned trunks which we keep trimmed out; they are hearty and have created a very strong canopy between our house and the 300 yards or so to the beach. But, did I mention the leaves? You can’t tell that a single leaf blew off the trees by looking at them.
Several barrels later and the sore arms to show for it, I got the leaves raked up and hauled away. Hopefully there’s no more weather for a while as I’m hosting an outdoor baby shower next weekend. I need to focus on decor and food now, not clean-up!
