Thursday, July 29, 2021

Summery

Had torrential rains in early July but not as bad as Germany and Belgium where there was serious flooding (is any flooding not serious?). Lucky to be living up here in the hills where the rains drain off down streams and rivers. River Creuse down in Felletin looked pretty swollen but didn't burst its banks. Felletin's up high so the river flows downward towards Aubusson. Looked quite close to bursting its banks down there but, again, Aubusson's up high so the river carried on flowing downward. Must have been serious down below Aubusson.

Then the rains stopped and the sun came out. Really hot. One extreme to t'other. Felt quite summery so we went up to Lake Marie (not its real name) for an early evening dip. Well, more specifically, Georgie paddled while I sat on a rock with dawg. Very pleasant. Went again the following soirée, though this time better prepared for swimming. Well, to be exact, Georgie was prepared with cozzie and towel so she had a swim while I sat on a grassy bank with dawg. However, I eventually threw caution to the wind and took the plunge in my knickers. Dawg (tied to tree - he'd cause bedlam if running free) immediately barked his head off, thinking I was drowning. Abrupt end of dip. Dried off and drove home. Took a few snaps on the way back. Evening sun makes for pretty views. Glorious weather lasted a couple of days then clouded over again. Then thunder and lightning. Good while it lasted.

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  1. A lovely catch-up, and thank you for posting. I miss taking a paddle in the river, which was on our farm in France. Don't miss the flooding which would also occur in heavy rains though! Here in Shropshire we have baby storms.....one flash of lightning and a little grumble of thunder, then all over. When in France we had humungous storms, which knocked out our internet connections because we often had direct hits of lightning. Even my UH nearly had a direct hit when a lightning bolt happened a few yards away from him when he was taking a 'call of nature' out in the veg patch!

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    1. Thanks for that. Yes, French storms can be scary.

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