SANDY!

Sandy here produced 65 mph sustained winds and gusts to 85 mph and from what I'm seeing and hearing the damage was on the light side. Trees and wires were down in spots leaving about 4000 Cape Ann residents without power. I was lucky, the power never flickered and the huge 80' willow tree out back remained intact. I was worried there for a while, the willow looked like it was being shaken like a crazed cheerleader shaking a pom pom! High tide at the Fish Pier. Rocky Neck Marine Railways Houseboat rides out the storm. Tide threatens the Paint Factory! Tide swollen Blynman Canal. Boat Ramp at high tide. Dun Fudgin shack surrounded by fallen leaves. Smith Cove Heavy equipment parked on a dirt pile at the below sea level Newell Stadium re-construction site. Tide threatens buildings on Rocky Neck. Pavilion Beach gets swallowed up! Rough seas outside the breakwater. Another view. Gulls take shelter at Brace Cove. Defiant gull! Bass Rocks Surf spectators. Under assault. The power of nature! The sound was deafening! It's getting dark. Huge wave comes in. Salt Island Traffic and breakers. Backside breaker! A pair of Coast Guard 47 footers race into the harbor. Damage on the Birdseye building. My boat made out ok, only a small dead branch and leaves!