Incoming storm....

In Orkney we had Storm Ciara and now Storm Dennis. We tend to be amused when storms have names as they tend to be for when Mainland UK is going to get bad weather.  We go from one gale to another in Winter here.  Though this year there have been some big storm surges which have caused flooding to a few homes along the shore which must be awful for the folk to deal with.

Earlier in the week there was a thunderstorm and some folk lost phones.  I was lucky and all was OK but poor Button got a real fright as there was no warning of the loud thunderclap overhead and she was very distressed for a while.  She soon recovered thankfully.

I've not posted for a while - Winter for me is a time of hibernation and turning inwards, and I tend not to venture forth when the weather is bad.  I've some extra work on at the moment too so am focussing on that.

Anyway, today I have caught up with blog comments, and have a few pictures to share.  This particular (unnamed) storm brought heavy rain and hail as well as wind.  I misjudged my trip to feed the hens and stood in the henny house watching it approach and pass over.  I (and the girls) were well protected and it was lovely to watch.  Though noisy with the sound of hail on the hen house tin roof!

Here it comes!

Bringing a rainbow with it!

Nothing between us an Canada but this storm.... (well and a lot of sea...)

Somewhere over there is Stromness!

About to retreat into hen house for a few minutes...

And afterwards we are back to grey skies

And when it clears..... snow atop the Hoy hills....