Our Canna Lilies

I got this one in just in time before my battery died and a nasty thunderstorm rolled in. So while the power flickered on and off and on again for the next few hours, I watched random things blow past the house. The most impressive was a big plastic tote. I felt sure after the storm I would have found it in our yard, but it was nowhere in sight. This was just a mild one compared to how they usually get in summer here, but I did go ahead and ready the storm closet. Still parts of the city lost power for hours. Why the city hasn't updated the power lines to withstand a storm here is still a mystery to me. I get it's expensive to upgrade the old systems in the really old neighborhoods, but why are they still building the new areas with the same outdated, refurbished power transformers and lines? Oh, yeah, it's cheaper. Our power was blinking before the storm actually made full contact. We just had strong winds when it started. Oh well at least we didn't have to retrieve the garbage can from the next block this time.