Ike

Ike was pretty devastating everywhere he went. Of course in the Carribean and the Gulf coast of Texas, and yes, in Cincinnati, OH. When it hit us it was a Category 1 Hurricane. We didn't get the rain (that part went to Chicago), just the wind. The wind was plenty. Ike brought down trees, limbs, power lines, blew shingles off of roofs, and was responsible for 5 deaths here. We were lucky. We lost a few shingles, several branches, and were only out power for 4 or 5 hours. There were hundreds of thousands of households that were out power all week- my aunt Suellen included. I never thought I would be in a hurricane in Ohio. I guess I never thought I would feel an earthquake in Ohio, either, but I've experienced both in the past 6 months! How strange!

You want to know what's even more strange? My photographer husband didn't take any pictures of the damaged roof or downed branches in our yard! You'll have to settle for pictures of the trees that took out Mom and Dad Phillips's fense and deck- they just barely missed the house...