 Okay, that was scary. We had a storm yesterday, and it got a lot worse than I'd ever imagined it would be (meteorologists tend to overstate things a bit). At one point, you could actually hear a constant noise like a freight train; I've never heard wind like that! I've read the stories about tornadoes, and believe me, I now feel even less inclined to ever visit Tornado Alley at the wrong time of year.  And then, this morning, everything was perfectly calm - although with a lot more apples on the ground! I dont think any of them survived the storm.
The same goes for the rowan berries; there was this odd squishy feeling when I walked outside this morning, from the berries completely covering the ground. I don't think I've ever seen them leave their home so suddenly:). But the roof was in one piece, and so were the trees, so we got off lightly. I was safe and sound at home yesterday, but the storm made me think of last time I experienced really bad weather. I left home to go on a two-hour train ride - and arrived twenty-two hours later in something that looked like a war zone, houses almost torn apart by the storm. Seven of those hours were spent on the train, a good number of those hours sitting next to two drug addicts who were on their way to buy drugs in the nearest town. Compared to that, my own desperation about getting to a very important meeting the next day seemed a bit less severe... It's all about perspective! Do you live somewhere with extreme weather - and what's your favorite/least favorite weather? I for one is not a big fan of storms!
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KristiP
10/29/2013 14:48:51
So glad the storm wasn't worse for you! Did you have a lot of clean-up?
CB Conwy
10/29/2013 16:29:09
I don't know what it is about wind; I've never liked it. I once spent a month island hopping in a tiny tent in Greece, and every night, I was worrying the damn tent would fly away. I even began tethering the tent to an olive tree every night... Although the two rather robust tourists inside should probably have been more than enough to keep it safely on the ground:). Leave a Reply. |
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