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Bridget ([personal profile] bugshaw) wrote2006-11-25 11:48 am

Morning (just)

Went to bed with major plans to do lots today.
Woke at 11:24. Um...

My god, that's a grey sky bellowing in from the West. From my study window I look out onto the back of the mews house opposite, its slate (or slate-coloured) roof nearly matches the sky. Beyond the 2- and 3-storey houses they have recently built a 5-storey block of flats. This is mostly in yellow-brown brick, to match the rest of the estate, but the top storey is faced in white wood. Usually this serves to diminish its impact against the sky, and make it feel less looming. For a brief moment, as I started typing this, it was the only point of brightness between the grey sky and the grey roofs while the sun still fell on it. Then the cloud spread further, and the white is just another shade of grey.

And now the rains have begun.

It's quite eerie: the ambient light dropped noticeably over a few seconds, like nothing so much as when I saw an eclipse.

[identity profile] pseudomonas.livejournal.com 2006-11-25 11:51 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, the sudden dark was eerie. And there's low rumbling of thunder in the distance.

[identity profile] bugshaw.livejournal.com 2006-11-25 11:54 am (UTC)(link)
I really ought to switch off the computer...

[identity profile] bellinghwoman.livejournal.com 2006-11-25 12:17 pm (UTC)(link)
It's very dark here, and a short while ago we had very heavy rain, and a thunderstorm right on top of us. I'm very glad I was out and about early this morning and got my shopping done before the heavens opened. The rest of the day will be spent snug and dry sorting out and cataloguing yet more books.

[identity profile] holyoutlaw.livejournal.com 2006-11-25 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I experienced that sudden darkening a few days ago. It was eerie, I kept expecting it to stop or slow down, but neither happened.