Another rainy day

Early morning on the Tamar River

Friday's beautiful weather lasted for less than 24 hours .

Saturday dawned cold and grey but the wind soon got up, the rain started and went on all day.

A typical January day here in the Westcountry.

It's getting to look a lot like Christmas.

Puddles

Yesterday, large areas in the North of England, had well over a month's worth of rain

 in under 24 hours,.which has left large areas some cities under several feet of flood water.

Down here, in the extreme South West, we were very lucky, we have only been left with puddles.

Another Rainy Day

It is said that Inuit people have around fifty words to describe different types of snow.

Here in the West Country we have almost as many words for types of rain.

An unexpected bright spot

during 36 hours of driving rain showers and strong winds.

Farmers and gardeners were pleased to see some rain.

The recent dry spell ended yesterday.

Into each life some rain must fall

But why today?

Another rainy day.

Yesterday the heavens opened

as our latest Atlantic storm, "Deirdrie" arrived.

It made me wish I would be spending Christmas "Down Under",
on the Beach at Surfers' Paradise.Queensland.

 

Another rainy day.

Even in the gaps between the heavy showers,

the wind whistled through the narrow streets and alleyways 

of the historic Barbican quarter of the city.

 There were more staff than customers in most of the businesses
that afternoon.

This lady was waiting to offer passers-by a sample of the shop's wares, but unfortunately there weren't any.

There is still a little Autumn colour on a rainy day.

Some people love a rainy night. Click Here.

Normal service has been resumed.

After nearly a fortnight of sunny, warm, dry weather  the heavens opened yesterday afternoon,

and a thunderstorm raged for most of the night.

 

Compare and Contrast

What a difference a day makes.

This shot was taken 24 hours after yesterday's post,

from a spot about 50 metres along the Waterfront from that location.

It was very wet, very windy and very cold.

I stayed inside the car.

Rain is about to stop play at any moment.

Another dreadful day for cycling.

Between the showers

A Sudden Squall

Viewed from inside the warm, welcoming Berkeley Bar at lunchtime on Friday.

One more very wet weekend

The rain continues.

December's unseasonably high temperatures continue to break all time records.

but it has rained for at least part of every  day.

The only points of light in the garden were these raindrops.

While these berries add a small splash of colour in this saturated corner.