Today is the start of a 3 day weekend in Greece. A storm and lots of rain are in the weather forecast (we could be back in the UK, a place where, by all accounts, Hughie the weather maker, has the bank holiday weekends marked on his calendar as dates for extra rain.)
Friday's 'storm' was a bit of a blow over. A basil plant got a bit rearranged, the sea got seriously rearranged (the wind must have been strong further out), and by the time we got home from work it was all over, sans rain. The air temperate was, however, comfortably mild.
Jacaranda is flowering again but looking strangely thin this year, so F captured this flower for us instead. They are looking richer than usual so the way seasons develop in different years favour different plants.
Saturday morning relaxation, somehow I just know it is all going to 'kick off' later.
This past week has seen turbulent weather here, disrupting the races. I presume it is the tail end of the big Atlantic storm that hit the US?
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ReplyDeleteI think the same weather system must be covering everywhere from over your way to all the way up here... it has been wild and wet - like a washing machine outside the Hutch's window!!! Sigh... like you, all I wish to do is curl up and snooze! Hugs and whiskeries, YAM-aunty xxx
On the other hand Tigger you could be here in Melbourne where it’s cold wet and windy and where we’re also having a long weekend - the 2nd weekend in June celebrates the Queen’s Birthday, It’s also the traditional opening weekend of the ski season - which opened unofficially last weekend because they’d had such big dumps up in the high country.
ReplyDeleteComfortably mild v cold wet and miserable…. Given the choice I know which I’d choose 😊😎
your plants are so pretty, glad they survived. we had a lollapalooza storm last night, 3 inches of rain in one hour and there were 44 to 99 lighting strikes per second. we live in the lightning capital of the USA and lollapalooza means big, bad, mean, full of rain and wind.. no damage, this is normal for us. the tree i am trying to save with dishwater is one of these flowers you posted. we call it powderpull tree, we have one that is big and has a flower that is a ball and the one like this is dwarf powder puff with 1/2 ball blooms. they are in the mimosa family...
ReplyDeleteInteresting word - we call it a hooley - but then we don't get that much lightning. Thank you for identifying the tree. There is a plateia (Square? except that it is round) in Korydallos that is surrounded by them. Very pretty.
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ReplyDeleteWindy here too today, but nothing out of the ordinary. Many of our favourite local forest paths are still blocked by fallen trees from last December's devastating storms. Hope things don't get too ferocious in your neck of the woods this weekend.
ReplyDeleteStay safe!
We have a three day weekend this week. It’s our queens birthday holiday
ReplyDeleteIt’s been cold, wet and miserable. But then again it is winter. So I shouldn’t complain
it's been wild here too, most of the country has been covered in thunderstorms, Bruno has been warming himself by the fire
ReplyDeleteThat weather looks like an average Wednesday in Pembrokeshire - ha ha - not quite, but it is pretty breezy here, especially in winter. Oscar only just getting out of his warm coats and as for the tortoise... still inside a few days a week
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