Obligatory weather post

[ewt]

Getting some proper rain rather than the half-hearted attempts at piddle that we've had in London for the last few days is no doubt doing the garden loads of good. Trees, too - the cherries in particular around where I live have been looking thirsty and droopy, and need more than just a sprinkling. Also, I'm only going to go away anyway but this rain should make some more mushrooms come out to play.

I feel no real urge to complain about the weather - we HAD July in April, this year, in case you didn't notice. All the plants are acting like it's a month later now and I don't see why the skies shouldn't as well, and I prefer this to the summer drought of the last two years, even if it does mean I'll have to go to the laundrette because I must clean clothes before going away and I can't hang them out to dry in this weather and they won't dry fast enough inside. That's inconvenient, but nothing I can't deal with. I'll be kindof pissed off if the Thames Barrier fails while I'm away but I understand we're some way from the flooding being quite that bad.

I do find the storms are less spectacular than the late-August ones I remember as a child. Those would build for days on end, and then when they finally broke it was truly amazing. There was a little of that feeling yesterday, but not like I'm used to. Maybe I'm just nostalgic for the days of my yoof, like. Or maybe in the prairies, weather systems have time to Get Big.

I am hoping for a few nights of clear skies while I'm away, because I'd quite like to see the Perseid meteor shower. For that matter, it would be good to see some stars while I'm far enough from London to actually see them. But beyond that? I'm sure I'll be fine.

Comments

[siliconshaman.livejournal.com]

All I can say is that after 3 weeks of rain, almost literary non-stop, I'm ready for a change. I hate getting wet.

[ewtikins.livejournal.com]

*nod* but in London that's not what we've had, and I still see Londoners complaining about it. Wimps. ;)

[pplfichi.livejournal.com]

I ran through some yesterday trying to catch my plane. In true Londoner style... *whine bitch moan complain...* :P

It's dry here. 28 degrees 73% humidity and kinda overcast. Much better, if a little muggy :)

They are all asking me if I want to turn the aircon on though :P