Picture from BBC Weather |
Storm Dylan had just finished battering Scotland when Storm Eleanor swept through the southern end of the island, causing damage, banging windows and flailing branches.
Picture from BBC Weather |
Luckily, living in a city centre keeps us out of the worst damage of this short-lived tempest. Some trash was knocked over and a few poor fruit trees scoured clean, but that's all that happened in this peaceful neighbourhood.
Everything is wet and dark after a storm. Branches hang soaked and battered from wet wind.
Streets and buildings drip and rattle, colours dimmed to a uniform grey.
After this steady soaking, green things start growing even in impossible ground, creeping over iron and cement.
But if you're in a safe, warm home on high ground, a storm is a beautiful thing to watch. Clouds form an ever-changing landscape over the grey houses.
And after the noise and drama is over, a light breaks through to remind us that sunshine is coming soon.
Happy New Year!
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