Sorry posts have been scarce this week, Mrs Walles and I have been away. More on that in upcoming posts. Right now, though, I'm distracted by the dirty great thunderstorm headed my way. It shouldn't be a surprise, thunderstorms have been forecast for our neck of the woods today just like they have most days for the last two weeks. But it's been a lovely sunny day until now and I thought I would be able to get away with nipping out to the shops for ingredients for tomorrow's dinner.
And of course as I closed the door I heard a crack of thunder and looked up to see half the sky consumed by dark and brooding clouds. I retreated uncertainly and now, having checked the weather, find that the storm is predicted to be severe with possible hail and gales. So I think I'll give the shops a miss for the moment, at least until it has passed. To be honest I'm not too worried about postponing my jaunt - it is very hot and muggy out right now.
A storm passed over us on Monday accompanied by something I had never heard before, a constant loud and low rumble. At first I took it to be thunder and but it was so unfamiliar that I actually began to wonder if it really was thunder, or if it was some weather phenomenon hitherto unknown to me. In a moment of panic it occurred to me that a tornado might make a sound like that (we aren't at much risk of tornadoes here - but it can happen). Fortunately I was mistaken: it was rolling thunder after all, and a few minutes later the torrents of rain and wind arrived. It wasn't a twister but it was dramatic all the same.
And now that I've finished this I'll stick my head out the door and see if it's all clear. Well, I'll look out the window first - otherwise, if I'm not careful, I'll end up with a spiky hairdo and a shocked expression.
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