Mixed bag

October 28, 2007

SunsriseThe past couple of days were a mixed bag of weather phenomena. First we had heavy winds on Thursday growing to a full blown storm during the night. This suddenly died of Friday morning, leaving us a beautiful and peaceful day with blue, sunny skies.

Then Saturday was rain at its worst. The whole day long, without a stop with again a supporting act of fierce winds. Right now, everything is extremely wet and soggy. The plot next ours is heavily flooded (as it always does during heavy rain) and the quiet little burn that runs through our land has turned into quite a roaring stream of water.

The above picture was taken on Thursday morning, during sunrise. Spectacular light effects…

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