Cataclysm

I visited Tesselaarsdal today, after the recent floods. Our plot was hit by a nine-foot-high torrent. That's me amidst the devastation. Great trees were uprooted, bark ripped off, the ground stripped of everything. Much of our perimeter fence was destroyed, also our water system. So great was the upheaval that about 100 square metres were added to our land through a change in the landscape. It reminded me of photos of Mount St. Helens. Amazingly (one needs to see it), our one cabin survived intact -- the other was damaged but standing. I felt a bit emotional when I saw the destruction. More photos in time. The village was severely affected.