Quiet settles in

Air temperature 59 F, wind west about 6 mph, fair sky. We'll have a couple of clean-up sessions with the oak tree, dead twigs and a couple of smaller branches in the 1" to 2" diameter range, but otherwise seem unscathed. Gusts peaked at 45 mph at the airport. Some apples blown out of the front yard dwarf tree. Power still out across the way, but we never lost ours.

Not recommended

Lead photo of a Darwin Award wannabe . . .

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/09/16/news/storm-lee-downs-trees-rain-across-maine/

Neighborhood survey

Did my usual walk route, about 3 miles. Biggest trees down were the ones right here in and around the park, 18"+ and broken off rather than uprooted. Otherwise, largest firewood was limbs in the 8" range. Did not see any house or car damage. Generators singing in that sub-neighborhood across our end of the park, with no sign of utility crews yet.

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Lights are back on across the park. This wasn't a trivial fix, since the tree was hung up in mid-air across unbroken wires. Stars are back on, too.