Thursday 6 February 2014

Our Storms



No work done this week because of rain, and more rain. I thought I would share some of what we are getting almost every day. In the clip above, Chesil Beach and Portland are just along the coast to the west. The clip below is of our own beach at Bournemouth, taken from the cliff top near many of the places I work at. This whole stretch of beach usually consists of huge and deep sandy beaches, and I haven't seen it all disappear under the waves since I was a child. It really is quite apocalyptic at the moment. Today is very windy, but forecast to not rain, so I am heading out to work in a bit. Take care.






 


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  1. Now this is impressive. I know weather can be very destructive but I can't help finding it exciting.

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    1. I know what you mean Adrian, my instinct is to always want to get closer, but I think wisdom is called for at the moment.

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  2. Wow ~ kind of frightening to me. Those poor people and businesses that got water so far up from the beach. My heart goes out to them.

    I'm sorry for your loss of work, especially with that gigantic van repair work you just had. Hope you get to work today, with NO rain.

    Have a nice weekend ~ FlowerLady

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    1. Hi Lorraine,
      Thankfully, I did get a full days work in, and it was lovely and sunny, until I got home that is, and then the rain started again

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  3. I do hope the weather allowed you to get some work done Gary.
    Each and every news report covers the bad weather down there. The effect it's having on folk's lives is truly heart breaking. Stay safe!

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    1. Hello Angie,
      Although gardening is tough at the mo, at least we aren't suffering the effects of the rough seas like these poor folks. I feel fortunate to just be a spectator.

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  4. That's quite the storm. I've seen other photos of this storm.

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    1. Hi there Red,
      Our south coast is taking a real hammering at the moment. Chesil beach is a huge, and long shingle spit that protects Weymouth from the open sea, and it's the first time waves have thundered right over it since it's creation.

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  5. The power and unpredictability of natue never ceases to amaze us. Sorry that it is interupting work progress.

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    1. Hi Peter,
      And we think we can control this sort of stuff, makes you laugh doesn't it? Work is a farce at the moment, thankfully it's February and not June. Rebecca is spending her day off today to help me do a garden tidy in the pouring wind and rain.

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