slapped by mother nature

Yesterday I nearly had a mental breakdown. Over the past week or so, we've been building a brand new outdoor shed and had it half way complete, with plans to finish it off this weekend. Mother nature didn't seem to approve of this idea, so she decided to take our shed out with one slap of her invisible hand.  We had an intense storm that lasted all of five minutes. It was almost as if a huge bucket of water was dumped right on top of us. It was spewing out of our downspouts and when I noticed the wind picking up, I said to D, "I'm worried about our shed, it's going to blow away!" knowing that it was just a frame with two walls up. He went outside to check and my nightmare was confirmed. Shed on ground, crunched pieces all around. {umm, new rhyme?}

I ran out and started propping it back up with wood stakes... Lightning and a metal shed didn't seem like such a smart idea but I was angry and needed to do something.... and then the storm was over. THANKS SO MUCH! I'm hoping today we can salvage it somehow and continue trying to build it. Otherwise it was a huge waste of time and money. Sad day.

To cheer myself up, here are some photos of inspirational outdoor spaces... hopefully one day we can achieve half of this gorgeousness:

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