No, I'm not writing this by candlelight or from a canoe.
The storm actually wasn't very bad in our area. We have a lot of tree debris and small limbs scattered around, as well as a few large branches that snapped off trees. The worst damage we saw were a couple of trees that fell, but we didn't see any that caused property damage.
We saw some news coverage of flooding in Old Town Alexandria (which seems to be a frequent occurrence), but our area didn't have any issues with rising waters. We also didn't lose power throughout the entire storm - amazing!
I took photos throughout the storm to show the conditions. You'll notice the ground collecting more water and the wind moving the trees in some of the photos:
Our squirrel friend Horatio came by to see us around dusk. We were glad he survived the storm, but he looked as if it had been a LONG day.
I'm very glad the storm was not as catastrophic as anticipated, but I hope this doesn't mean people in the mid-Atlantic and New England areas stop taking future storms seriously. Take it from me (and Erin, Opal, Georges, Ivan, and Dennis) - these storms can be devastating.
I was going to be super impressed if you had a canoe equipped with wireless internet. Glad the storm wasn't too bad.
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