A Winter Gale

The skies over The Ferry Stores may have been grey yesterday, and it did rain a bit, but having listened to a friend up from the southeast of England, where it hasn't rained in months, I think we'd rather have this. That we have such generous rain may even become a tourist attraction, with people coming here to see what real rain looks like.

The Ferry Stores is the only shop for miles around, so it carries a wealth of goods. It's also a petrol station, you can buy gas, coal and wood there, it's a post office, and it sells newspapers. Look carefully at the picture and you'll see that it also spoils the local dogs.

The main feature of yesterday's weather was the wind. During the day it swung from the southwest round to the northwest. As a result, the anemometer in our garden became increasingly sheltered, so the strongest gust, reaching force 8, occurred around 11.30 in the morning.

It was fun, therefore, watching the ships coming up the Sound, particularly the smaller ones. The one above is the sd moorfowl, a Royal Maritime Auxiliary mooring and support vessel. There's a clearer picture of her here.