Calm early morning ....
19th
September 2018 (Wednesday)
.... 09.00 It was surprisingly calm
on the beach this morning after a lot of wind overnight. However by the time I left the beach the
wind was freshening, and it has started to rain; ‘Storm Ali’ is beginning to bumble his way in. I met a lady on the way up from the beach,
and, like me she was surprised at how calm it was.
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| Elie Bay this morning. |
I
ordered a new printer from Amazon last night;
it’s being delivered on Saturday/Monday. The printer is cheap ... just under £40
(down from £59).... it’s then inks that are expensive. I’ll buy compatibles online once I get the
printer wired up. Actually it’s ‘wireless’
so all I have to do is plug it in and log it into the computer .... I hope.
17.30 Well .... there is a serious lack of
spider’s webs around after that wind, ... but there is a goodly number of
fallen apples for ‘Blackie’ to peck his way through; proving that it's an ill wind that doesn't blow somebody some good. The wind has moderated over the past couple
of hours, but it is still going to be breezy overnight and tomorrow. Tomorrow should be a good drying day.
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| Storm clouds gathering in the West. |
On
the way to Dunfermline we drove through the worst of the weather; in fact the wind and rain at the Halbeath
Park and Ride was diabolical, but you are under cover once you are off the car
park.
After
a successful mission to view the parking, we did some shopping in M & S...
and had a lite bite lunch. The sun
was shining by this time, though there was a frisky wind blowing ... about F8
-9. A gust of 91.7 mph was recorded at
Leuchars ..... and at the Tay Road Bridge, which was closed during the worst of
the gale.
‘Storm
Ali’, the first of the seasons named storms.
19.30 I’m tired tonight; it
must be the wild weather, because I haven’t been able to
walk very far,.... though
I did make it to the beach, .... and did a wee bit of walking in Dunfermline. Tomorrow, though breezy, will be a better
day for doing things.... long sunny spells are mentioned in the forecast. I’m going to work on some photographs; something that I enjoy doing,.... it helps me
relax.
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| Elie Bay this afternoon. |
