Devastated

The garden here is a scene of widespread devastation.  Whole large flowering plants broken off at base, climbing Rambling Rector roses wrenched from their supports - including from 20' up in the old pear tree, even rhubarb stalks snapped in half, but worst of all, 6 years growth of Virginia Creeper torn from the walls of the house and crashed onto my Brown Turkey fig tree.  The winds have been utterly ferocious and it looks as if a hurricane has passed through.  I've just spent 30 minutes out there getting buffeted by tail winds while trying to clear the pond of what turned out to be a 10 gallon drum full of leaves and gathering ceramic pots, plants, ground cover matting and overturned wheelbarrows and I've come back inside full of gloom.  It's amazing that the polytunnel is still standing and no damage has been done to the house or cottage.  I'm telling myself it could have been worse but..........  :O(((((((((