100 Days of Happiness 2020 - Day 14 - Weather!

[byslantedlight]

I have to admit that wild and woolly weather makes me happy - though I'm saying that as someone who's not been flooded out or lost their roof or anything... The wind this morning reminded me of being on the Isle of Man though - fab and blustery... okay, probably more than blustery, but still...

I did a quick sweep of the garden this morning to make sure that everything was tied down, and going past the bush in the first pic, with its creamy white flowers and amazingly beautiful scent made me happy! I remember it from last year, when I'd just moved in - it smells so gorgeous. And the view's not bad down there either... *vbg* The second pic is my view outside for much of today... *g*

About half an hour ago the rain started coming down again - and harder, and harder, until I thought surely that's hail - and yup! I couldn't open the door right away, cos that's the direction it was coming down in, but just as it was easing up I did - and if you look carefully in that second last pic, you can see hailstones bouncing around. In the very last pic - that smooth patch, just under the car? That's water gushing as I've never seen it do before into the drain!

Earlier this morning, too, I was sitting quietly when I heard a bit of a rumble - thought it was a truck or tractor... caught a flash out of the corner of my eye, but thought it was just my eyes... and then DOOOOM! - thunder! No more after that, but that one was a belter... *g*

And then at one point late this afternoon, there was even a slice of blue sky hanging around for a wee while (I ducked out fast for a quick walk!). Mostly, though, I've been cosy inside doing laundry, and making beetroot coconnut soup (yummy!) and catching up on bits of tidying and chores, and thinking that I should do dusting and hoovering and stuff, and then getting distracted... *g* Hope you've all been having a good day!

Comments

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

We had a downpour yesterday and today, after all the bone dry days it was nice...

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

It's funny to hear other people complaining about weather when it's what you'd really like right now, isn't it... Oh, world!

[miwahni.livejournal.com]

Hail and thunderstorms at this time of year? Is that normal? It is for where I live but I'm surprised you're having that weather in the UK. I hope your car was tucked away safely and not damaged by the hail. I only just got mine fixed, after it was damaged in a hailstorm last November.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, it's normal. We don't often get good thunderstorms like Australian thunderstorms, but it's not weird to have thunder and lightning, or hail. It's a winter thing here, too. *g*

The hail was just normal-sized hail, luckily - my sister in Melbourne had her car damaged by hail a few years ago too! Mind you, I'm down south in Somerset and there's much worse weather happening in other parts of the country...