The view from my window this afternoon – the village 3 miles away had a river running down the street and so did the local town.
But it was all over in about 10 minutes and then sun came out. We are very lucky.
Thinking of all our American friends in Louisiana and surrounding area.
How has it been where you are?
So here is the thing, yesterday, 21 January 2015, my husband was diagnosed with kidney cancer. This is the new journey it takes us on.
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It was something else wasn’t it! I was just happy the dogs weren’t bothered by it.
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It was certainly dramatic. I love a good storm, but it must be worrying if you have animals – glad yours were ok.
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I love rain, thunder and lightning, I could sit for hours by the window looking out. I live in a small village (about 60 people) on a Greek island. Summer came very late this year, now its HOT and humid, hard to crochet so I read my book’s.
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Yes, it must be hard to crochet when it is so hot, but living in a small community on a Greek island sounds idyllic.
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Yep, we have had some showers like that too! Glad sun came out afterwards though.
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I remember reading this book by Robin Neillands, I loved it, but what I remember most is the amount of rain he encountered on his walks,
which is what makes it so beautifully green and atmospheric.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10281014-walking-through-ireland
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Oh, I will look that up. I am reading one now and the first two pages are just a description of rain! That is why I bought the book.
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I live in the middle of the country. The hurricane hasn’t the power to push rain up this far. It almost has but it hits the wall of heat here and falls apart. I am hoping that some of the rain makes it here. We need it.
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I am glad you are not in hurricane territory Lisa – hope you get some rain soon. If only I could send some of ours!
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We’ve had rain like that here recently (not so far away really) but not yesterday. Met Office have thunderstorm warning for her today but quite pleasant at the moment.
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I hope we get some thunder here – I love the drama of it.
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Only if one is indoors away from the lightening.:-)
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Yes!
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It is belting it down here from a grey leaden sky and a howling wind. It is 12C which is about 53F but the Irish Sea was beautiful before the wind really picked up when I had my walk by the sea.
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Well done for fitting a walk in before the worst of it hits. How lovely it must be to walk with views of the Irish Sea.
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I put the dogs leads on this morning and was about to set off for our walk when I realised that a long sleeved T shirt and fleece was not enough so grabbed a quilted gilet as well and was glad I had. Definitely Autumn. I got back in and we had a heavy shower with thunder and downpours forecast again for later.
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Yes, I agree, Autumn is here!
I’m hoping for thunder later.
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I walked to the hairdressers and back in sunshine, then it rained all day with thunder thrown in for sound effects.
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We are promised thunder this afternoon. I do love a good rip-roaring thunderstorm.
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I was on the phone to Mr. Tialys in Bournemouth yesterday afternoon and he was in the midst of such a downpour – with some hail mixed in for good measure – I could hear it over the phone. He was so impressed, he too recorded it on his phone and sent it to me. All this, while i was in meltdown in 30 odd degrees centigrade. However, it seems to have rained overnight here so it’s a bit cooler today. We usually have a big storm at the end of August and, after that, the heat tends to subside as we go into Auturmn.
Every time, I looked at a house for sale online – I immediately looked at my flood plain list – especially if the house was in Somerset. I’m glad you weren’t affected.
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Thank you. Good idea to check the flood plain in relation to your house nowadays. It must be hideous to have water coming into your house.
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HOT! But it did rain this morning and today was only 90, so fall is coming.
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Only 90! Gosh it is hard for me to imagine living in the extremes you experience in each yearly cycle.
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It is pretty crazy. Someone recently said the swing is 140 degrees from one extreme to the other. That made me pause for a bit!
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That rain was pelting! Quiet and chilly in Maine. Even had the heat on for a bit in the living room.
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Crumbs – that is a stark and sudden change for you Laurie.
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Sure is!
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