spring storms

This is a bit old, but... The first round of spring storms left behind damage at a manufactured home community one day, blowing the roof of of Esther's house (below). And the next day, a new greenhouse was ripped apart. Employees and volunteers were working to save as many plants as they could.

Esther Blessman describes the sound of the wind that tore the roof off her home Monday night while talking with family members on Tuesday, April 6, 2010, at Five Seasons Manufactored Home Community in Cedar Rapids. The carport was also knocked over, and siding from the carport littered the yard of her neighbor.

This isn't the same greenhouse I photographed last spring, but the contrast is striking: