Local news stories covering a tornado which touched down less than 10 miles away from here! phew!
"One confirmed tornado left a wake of destruction near Fergus, Ont., northwest of Guelph, as cars were tossed into a ditch and roofs were ripped from homes and barns. Tattered bales of hay, jagged fragments of wooden fences and severed tree branches lay strewn about."

Here's a link to the "aftermath" story with a few pictures...

 Latest Developments Tornado tears through Ontario community, demolishing homes" and trees (CP) - At least one tornado ripped apart homes, chewed limbs from trees and overturned trucks Friday after much of southwestern Ontario was lashed by punishing winds and heavy rain. More...

And despite, or in spite of, all the interruptions of shutting down my system 3 times while the storms were nearby, I managed to uncover the in's and out's of loading my pictures and artwork directly into my blog space and getting myself reaquainted with html!  Finally!   Learning by trial and error!

Scroll to yesterday's blog for more on that adventure!  I had to update it three times before I finally got it finished!

While I plunged into my programming foray, I'm happy to report, the garden experienced no real damage and enjoyed the water and free nitrogen! 

My neighbors weren't as lucky - two saw their backyard gazebos smashed and torn to pieces. "Those lightweight portable sunshades have their uses but they're not well suited to being up all summer and should be taken down durring severe storms." That's what John had told me when we were looking at backyard shade structures.  We opted for a unit made of wrought iron, with a screen surround to keep out the bugs.  It has a clever, vented top to help provide air circulation and we have it well "pegged".  It's still standing and wasn't affected in any way!  Good advice from my dear friend the Lucky Dragon!

Thanks again for stopping by the garden, more pics, textures, ideas and likely rainy days to follow. We do hope you enjoy your visit and hope you'll come back often...

Life is our dance! Live simply, live well and laugh, A LOT !!!

Cheryl