The Wrath of Mother Nature

I was caught off-guard by the sudden heavy downpour in the late afternoon  yesterday . My laundry was all drenched and got to be rewashed . The roofing in our extended kitchen was recently refurbished but that was not spared too , it "rained"  in part of the kitchen!
The rain lashed  and lashed hard to give much respite to local residents coping with  prolonged dry spell .But the destructive and the vicious essence of the heavy rain  were also felt .  2 tall  trees at the mountain where I take my morning walks  were uprooted during that storm .
But I really can't understand  why the 2  trees toppled  as they were  living in a midst of many surrounding trees ,the physical protection of the surrounding trees is intact. There is no apparent evidence of any vulnerability unless the trees were infected internally  or could it be the soil condition ?

Punctuation is powerful

Canine Hierarchy

Mighty White aka Scarface

MightWhite aka Scarface ( alpha male)

Brown female : Milo ( the alpha female) ; Pepi - ( pup) ; Tiny ( forefront ) 

Our  4 dogs ( with another one stationed permanently out of the house compound )   at home operate under  some hierarchy. They kind of instinctively practise  a " pack behaviour" . I observe the  domineering personality of  MightyWhite (MW)   and the submissive personalities of the others   as they play and interact with  each other.. Pepi & Tiny ( the 2 puppies) largely keep themselves  in line with the growlings  of Milo .

Inspirational

A stark reminder for all of us !