Not gone, but easing

Staying awake last night to watch weather data coming in became an impossibility, so there was nothing for it but to toddle off to the goosefeather nest, though the airing cupboard would have been more soundproof. I lay there listening to Chopin doing a tune up on the roof tiles.  It remains to be seen at dawn if we lost any tiles.

Woke up to find Berneray is back on ‘Rapid Fire’ – that’s what various programs call the ability to give near instant weather conditions.  It’s nice to see Berneray is back.  We can have windy competitions lol

For us living on the edge of the Atlantic, it’s a luxury to sit indoors and see the figures rolling in, although I was able to guess each gust speed nearly correctly. Being brought up in a family that had two fishermen taught me well on how to ‘read’ the weather by looking at clouds, seeing what way the long grasses were blowing and the inevitable wetted finger held out in the breeze :) along with a look at tides and wave activity. Mustn’t forget the Shipping Forecast (and that beautiful haunting introductory music – Sailing By) on the radio in them days way back then.

I doubt if we’ll manage to retrieve our logs indoors until this afternoon, as the wind is still in ‘blow me away’ mode. In fact, it remains to be seen if they’re still out there! As they’re straw logs, I’m sure anyone finding one will think there’s a strange creature roaming these islands, depositing strange and very large ... ehhh ... capsules haha Oooo I could start a rumour lol

Have turned down the volume on the telly now that it’s not fighting to be heard above the storm - back to normal – bliss. I hope everyone and all the livestock faired well and remained safe in the storm. Have a good day :) Susan