Birch spaghetti
An historic derecho on May 21, 2022 laid waste to wide swaths of land throughout Ontario, from Windsor to Ottawa and beyond. Damage was widespread, and in some cases struck areas with surgical precision. This stand of birches at Mer Bleue was subject to one of those surgical strikes on that fateful day. This is what remains of it, almost 6 months later.
(Be sure to view these photos on as large a screen as you can—a phone's tiny screen just isn't enough.)
Laid to waste
The tornadoes spawned by the May 21, 2022 derecho that tore through eastern Canada from Windsor to Québec City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2022_Canadian_derecho) laid waste to this stand of birch trees in the Mer Bleue area just southeast of downtown Ottawa.
Laid to waste
The tornadoes spawned by the May 21, 2022 derecho that tore through eastern Canada from Windsor to Québec City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2022_Canadian_derecho) laid waste to this stand of birch trees in the Mer Bleue area just southeast of downtown Ottawa.
Laid to waste
The tornadoes spawned by the May 21, 2022 derecho that tore through eastern Canada from Windsor to Québec City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2022_Canadian_derecho) laid waste to this stand of birch trees in the Mer Bleue area just southeast of downtown Ottawa.
Laid to waste
The tornadoes spawned by the May 21, 2022 derecho that tore through eastern Canada from Windsor to Québec City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2022_Canadian_derecho) laid waste to this stand of birch trees in the Mer Bleue area just southeast of downtown Ottawa.
Laid to waste
The tornadoes spawned by the May 21, 2022 derecho that tore through eastern Canada from Windsor to Québec City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2022_Canadian_derecho) laid waste to this stand of birch trees in the Mer Bleue area just southeast of downtown Ottawa.
Laid to waste
The tornadoes spawned by the May 21, 2022 derecho that tore through eastern Canada from Windsor to Québec City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2022_Canadian_derecho) laid waste to this stand of birch trees in the Mer Bleue area just southeast of downtown Ottawa.
Laid to waste
The tornadoes spawned by the May 21, 2022 derecho that tore through eastern Canada from Windsor to Québec City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2022_Canadian_derecho) laid waste to this stand of birch trees in the Mer Bleue area just southeast of downtown Ottawa.