Before the storm
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heleninwalesStorm Kathleen is forecast to arrive this afternoon/early evening. We should only get the edge of it, hence it being named by the Irish Met Office, but the wind is definitely blustery, though so far it has managed to remain dry today. So far...
Anyway, I was feeling a bit trapped and claustrophobic after spending most of last week stuck at home waiting for the plumber, so thought I'd get out for a walk early while it was still OK.
I didn't feel like plodding up a hill, so i did one of the few more or less flat walks which took me past the college where we used to teach and along the old main road, now a dead end due to the by-pass being built to take the through traffic. Compared to earlier in the week, the wind felt strangely warm and the air felt heavy. The sky was overcast, so not good for photography. I took just a few pictures.
The trees are just starting to come into leaf.
The ivy reverses the normal process of flowering in spring and having berries in autumn. It flowers in autumn and produces berries in early spring.
Things observed:
There were two cars parked right next to one another on the old road, just past the junction. Possibly one of the cars had run out of petrol because a man was pouring fuel from petrol cans into its tank while the other driver stood by smoking. (!!)
Just before I reached the by-pass, I saw two red kites circling overhead, riding high on the turbulent wind.
On the by-pass, a camper van towing a tiny car behind it, like a yacht towing a dinghy.
On the verge of the main road, a clump of primroses.
Almost back home, I passed someone sitting on the big rocks by the river. They were wearing a helmet and lifejacket and as I looked more closely, I could just see a small kayak and paddles lying at their feet.
In fact the weather is sunnier this afternoon and the wind doesn't seem particularly fearsome, though occasionally there are strong gusts shaking the trees. But I got my walk and a bit of fresh air, so that was good.
Anyway, I was feeling a bit trapped and claustrophobic after spending most of last week stuck at home waiting for the plumber, so thought I'd get out for a walk early while it was still OK.
I didn't feel like plodding up a hill, so i did one of the few more or less flat walks which took me past the college where we used to teach and along the old main road, now a dead end due to the by-pass being built to take the through traffic. Compared to earlier in the week, the wind felt strangely warm and the air felt heavy. The sky was overcast, so not good for photography. I took just a few pictures.
The trees are just starting to come into leaf.
The ivy reverses the normal process of flowering in spring and having berries in autumn. It flowers in autumn and produces berries in early spring.
Things observed:
There were two cars parked right next to one another on the old road, just past the junction. Possibly one of the cars had run out of petrol because a man was pouring fuel from petrol cans into its tank while the other driver stood by smoking. (!!)
Just before I reached the by-pass, I saw two red kites circling overhead, riding high on the turbulent wind.
On the by-pass, a camper van towing a tiny car behind it, like a yacht towing a dinghy.
On the verge of the main road, a clump of primroses.
Almost back home, I passed someone sitting on the big rocks by the river. They were wearing a helmet and lifejacket and as I looked more closely, I could just see a small kayak and paddles lying at their feet.
In fact the weather is sunnier this afternoon and the wind doesn't seem particularly fearsome, though occasionally there are strong gusts shaking the trees. But I got my walk and a bit of fresh air, so that was good.
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