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| Not ghostly sheep:Camera shake due to the wind |
About 5.30 this morning there was a flash and simultaneous
crash of thunder directly overhead. The power went off and rain was battering
the window. When I got outside to look for damage the roaring north westerly
might have been an approaching train, it almost knocked me off my feet. Sheep
troughs were strewn about the field and he ewes themselves were cowering in the
lee of a knoll. Most of out shelter is against the south west wind.
At nine o clock, the storm had moved on south, the
kitchen window was grey with salt; electricity and FM radio were off. All was
not lost. I had Melvyn Bragg on Long Wave, coffee brewing on the Rayburn and an
oil lamp to light my keyboard a mix of old and new technology, as long as the
battery lasts. All the buildings, trees and the poly-tunnel were still standing.
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| New tech and low tech |
Its 1.30pm and
the lights have come on again I can put away the paraffin, candles and lamps
until next time.
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