One week later, and another walk round the reservoir – no ice this week, and surprisingly few downed trees actually (the dog is Beau, who decided to walk the reservoir with me!)
Goose Cove Reservoir Trees
Downed Trees
Another result of the huge storm Thursday night, and the accompanying near hurricane winds, was that many trees blew down. By now, many have been cleared, but Margaret took me to a Gloucester cemetery where the damage remains very visible:
Thankfully, our home and those of our neighbours are un-touched – though many people in the area are still without power due to fallen Trees taking down power lines; here’s a snapshot showing electrical outages in the area right now:
For more about the storm effects in Gloucester, read this local newspaper article.
Goose Cove reservoir with snow
More than a week has passed since the last major snow storm, but there’s still lots of snow on the paths around Goose Cove reservoir – enough to make it somewhat treacherous, but very pretty! I took some pictures:
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