It's not too often that we get wind warnings in Manitoba but, for the past couple of days, and today, they have been common. Cottagers along the southern beaches of Lake Manitoba and Lake Winnipeg are suffering more damage as the waves on these large, shallow lakes become fearsome. Docks get washed away and beaches erode as the surf pounds them.
Here, in the city, the branches of trees and shrubs are whipping around, scattered all but the most tenacious leaves. Around my home, the leaves have been swirling on the walks, making little clumps here and there. A little sweeping and raking will take care of them as the winds die down over the next few days, Our big section of our back fence, now tied to a tree, took a beating and will have to be replaced soon.
I keep telling myself that these winds would be much worst if they were associated with a blizzard. There's a lot more hard work involved, cleaning up after a winter storm.
A few years ago we had a horizontal wind that bent our fence. I agree wind and snow is much harder to clean. Your winds do sound like they did a good number on the region. Hope everyone is okay!
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