Norfolk Sheep

That's what it looks like in Norfolk, believe it or not.

Never mind "there's a thunderstorm coming", I just want to see "one drop of rain on my window pane". The East is just total kack these days.

Got some seriously epic overcast skies here, and I mean EPIC!!!! At one point the half dozen spots of rain were so heavy they almost hit the ground,

I really think it's time we had a pub gathering to drown our sorrows!

Country wide? Nope, nothing, not even distant flashes which normally wake me up.

I see the east had precisely zero yet again. God, it's pathetic.

Were there storms last night or something? Ah, apparently so. Apart from the east of course.

In terms of average temps it was definitely one of the best, but then I'm a fan of hot weather (although I draw the line at 35C+) and I love the Mediterranean type evenings when temps don't fall much below 22C. That said, the prolonged dry spell was an issue and continues to be, with only 10mm recorded in August. Coming on the back of a dry winter and spring we can only hope for above average rainfall over the next few months. It never felt particularly humid here as we generally get a strong onshore breeze most of the time, only a few days when the wind was more tempered and from the SW or W. Disappointingly the thundery activity in the eastern region continues to decline year on year.

Quite a chilly day in comparison to recent weeks but perfect for a day's mantrailing on buildings, urban and mixed settings up at West Raynham. I'm knackered and so is my dog! Brilliant day though, love watching the dogs smash the new environment, you really have to have faith in their abilities especially in the dark!

We need to start a club for the Seriously Underwhelmed....

A good friend of mine in B St E said the BBC reported 63mm rain in Bury in 2hrs!

Half a dozen rumbles of thunder and 5mm rain. Underwhelming.

That was all very underwhelming, hardly disturbed my sleep. Half a dozen rumbles of thunder and 5mm of rain.

Can't see anything on it!

It's certainly very, er, flashy even if it's now 50 miles away. Oh well, second time I've "seen" lightning this year...

Me too, woken up by my strike alert and for what, some distant cloud top flashes in the N Sea. Back to bed.

Well, the Met doesn't have anything lined up for my area until 7am, so I don't think I'll be staying up...... (Guaranteed a wake up call at 3am )

Was thinking about it, but forgot to retrieve the van from the barn! I'd rather be in that than the Mini....

I'll have to try a bit of luring, can't expect a storm to modify its behaviour haha. Nothing like positive reinforcement though.....

Ah, but I have the high value titbits

Another view of the storm near Messina.

If gardening was an Olympic endurance sport, I'd be a shoo-in for the GB team....

A blob of light rain seems to be heading this way, so that's sort of good.

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Great feed, shame there's so much wind noise!