Norfolk has been spared of flooding (so far!), but some parts of England arent so lucky. One summer camp site in Wales had to have 150 people rescued from a flash flood, homes damaged and properties irrevocably lost. Same in the northern part of England. Flooding and even the worst kind of lightning has in fact resulted in a fire emergency.
Last year,when we moved to Norfolk in the late summer-start of autumn, it was boiling hot at that time and that we thought why summer spread out til mid October. December last year was mild,too.
Although Norfolk has been raining the past few weeks, i thank the heavens that we do not get to catastrophic levels (simbako!) and really after a heavy downpour,it manages to bring a few hours of bright sun until late evening. It's a heavy downpour for the entire day then after work time, i come out of the hospital with heavy anorak and jackets from the morning's downpour, i wait for my ride feeling stupid wearing rain clothing in the evening sun.
Overall, the summer that was to be (in my mind's eye) and to discover Norfolk for its possibilities have not materialised yet. But, I am grateful however that we are safe, alive and out of harm's way. With all the blessings that God has poured on us recently, a little storm can not dampen my spirits. Besides, im sure,sooner or later, this rainy malarchy will soon ride over then suddenly we get a full spate of the sun. Who knows. Not even the weatherman knows.
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Some photos of Brancaster, Norfolk last November 2011.
and of course, a photo of my sunshine, whatever the weather :-p
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How is the weather your end,folks?
3 comments:
Oh wow! You have a beautiful beach there too? That's lovely! We were cheater this past winter--hardly any snow, even in places that usually gets dumped with plenty of snow. So we expected this summer to be mild as well. And indeed, it is mild. It's not as hot as it used to be, but we're not getting any rain either. I like it!
Hope the rain gives you some break, especially as the Summer Olympics is getting so close. :-)
@Liza: hi Liz;-) the beaches here in Norfolk are phenomenal, we just couldnt catch the right weather to visit,haha..oh well, it is England after all;-)
you're lucky with that weather..it seems spring time weather..
i hope so too..a number of concerts are cancelled coz some concert venues have been flooded.;-)
Everytime I see a picture of Adrian, I feel happy. He is sunshine, you are right! :)
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