Monday afternoon brought quite a rain, wind, and hail storm through downtown Greensboro. The above photo features the 200 block of South Elm street after the storm swept through. A tree branch broke off in front of Crafted. The ginkgo biloba leaves created a carpet of green up and down the block. The female tree dropped her seed pods that smell like stinky fruit. Many of the businesses closed early. Some appeared to be without power. For the 5-6pm time slot, the roads were eerily empty.
We took this photo after most of the storm had passed. We had sheltered in place in the public library with the car parked safely in the covered parking deck on Church Street. People from all walks of life banded together to wait out the storm. Hopefully nobody was hurt. Storms can be dangerous, but sometimes it is nice to take pause and realize that we humans don't have absolute control over everything in our lives. Something about this street scene is beautiful.
Oh my gosh, that was quite a storm Janis. Love your shot of the aftermath ✨
Posted by: Grace | Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at 08:16 AM
That sounds like it was a fierce one.
Posted by: William Kendall | Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at 11:32 AM