The Mighty Fallen

Tree down on Boston Common thanks to hurricane Tropical Storm Irene.

Quite a few trees down in the city - I was surprised as I didn't think the winds were that fierce. City trees - the sad ones that line the sidewalks and sometimes need to be caged - took a special beating. When they fall, they take a good chunk of sidewalk up with them so it makes quite a mess.

We got our power back at 3 am this morning. Still about half a million people in Massachusetts without.

It was a glorious sunny day today. Everyone happy and chattering about what they did during the storm.