READER PHOTOS! The aftermath of the northeastern October snowstorm

A huge snowstorm blew throught the northeast on October 29th , so early on in the time of year that many of our trees were still leafed out . All that extra open field mean the trees collected way more snowfall than normal , resulting in monolithic damage . Even a week and a half later , thou of people are still without mogul . For the most part , citizenry are dealing with it quite well , even with the deficiency of heat and hot water supply . Brr ! But there are an abominable lot of unhappy nurseryman here who have turn a loss multiple beloved tree . Their losses might be well illustrated by these photos sent in byScott Hokunson , a landscape house decorator ( and near friend of mine ) in Granby , Connecticut . Scott says , “ Our community is heartbroken over the damage done to the Granby Oak , as it has stood as a symbolisation for the Ithiel Town of Granby for one C . you could find out much more information on the link below , as well as pictures of it in sound times . ”

http://www.salmonbrookhistorical.org/granby.htm

So sad ! I did n’t realize at first how bad that tree is until I noticed the masses in the photos . Wow ! Scott has more exposure of the storm and the resulting hurt on hisFlickr page . Check it out .

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2 WAYS TO ENLARGE!Click directly on the photo to enlarge in a pop-up, or click HERE to see this image, larger, in a new browser window.Photo/Illustration: Courtesy of Scott Hokunson