Irene Moving Out

Immediately upon awakening I went to my bedroom window to assess the damage from last nights storm.  A few branches down but no trees.  More importantly, the electricity was never interrupted.  I did the rounds of all the second floor windows and saw about the same.  There is significant water puddled or shall I say ponding in the rear of my backyard.  My neighbor's yard, to my NE, has ponds where water usually never stands.  The fact that the two large trees within 10 feet of my house did not fall on my house has my nerves calmed quite a bit.

This is the rear of my house from the rear of my backyard.  The large trees can be seen on the left of the house.