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12/2/2020

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..and listening. I have heard it maybe five times in the twenty years I have lived here: the great roar of the sixty-mile-an-hour west wind as it whooshes straight down the glen! A fear inducing sound. It's like some great dragon or lion.

In a great storm in the sixties many of the cedar shingle roofs of Swedish Houses, then owned by the Forestry Commission, were badly damaged. They were replaced with clay tiles which proved to be too heavy, pushing the walls outwards and tie beams were put into the loft space. Subsequently the roofs were replaced with corrugated metal which is how they are today,. So far so good!

This morning I was woken at 6am by incredibly loud hailstones on the bedroom window.

My sitting room window faces north and I can sit at the red desk there and watch the weather coming down the glen - the prevailing winds are westerly, though today they have veered right around to easterly bringing cold but some bright spells too.

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I love watching it all pass by my window! It is said that we in Britain are obsessed with the weather but I find living in the country the weaher often dictates how I will spend my days, and it also affects my mood.


Something that affects my mood even more is exposure to The News.  If I watch too much of it (and we do have it 24/7 now which just may be having some influence on the crisis in mental health)  I find myself thinking I have no right to be happy - so much misery in the world. Not a healthy attitude - nor does it reduce the misery - so I have to remind myself that news is 'News' because it is not the norm! If it was the norm it wouldn't be 'News'......


18 Comments
julia
12/2/2020 04:54:44 pm

Beautiful photos, Freda..and i enjoyed hearing about the weather and effects in your area. Just today a friend and i were discussing the difference between information, and knowledge and wisdom...we used to be educated, or we educated ourselves. And we became knowledgeable. And sometimes even wise with age, if we applied that knowledge...now we can be informed 24/7, as you say...but we are no longer contented, happy, nor knowledgeable and wise...back to those beautiful books, and the silence..and forget the information! As they say here in america...24 hr news cycle..and then they have moved on to the next item of “interest”...

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Freda
13/2/2020 02:04:55 pm

You have left me pondering those interesting distinctions Julia...

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PennyL
13/2/2020 01:11:32 am

We do seem to have been having an awful lot of weather in the last week! I have stopped watching the news this year. I feel so much happier for it, as I was just feeling so angry all of the time! I know nothing has changed, but my anger wasn’t changing anything either, just taking away my peace of mind.

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Freda
13/2/2020 02:06:22 pm

I rather wish I could do that Penny - peace of mind is so valuable isn't it.

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Linda
13/2/2020 02:37:21 am

I find it fascinating how we become used to the weather of our own little part of the world, and alert to changes, like the wind direction for you. Here in West Wales we have almost constant westerlies, with occasional variations, but what I find really odd are those days in the summer when we have no wind. It just doesn't feel normal for this area. It never lasts long though!!

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Freda
13/2/2020 02:09:27 pm

But I do love those days with a gentle breeze from the south - like West Wales the west of Scotland is always 'airy' never sultry and I like that.

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Sheena
13/2/2020 02:48:45 am

I had just got to the point of moving to the spare bedroom on the other side of the house after disturbed sleep for the past few nights and now the wind has swung round to the east. Definitely changeable. Magnificent photos, Freda.

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Freda
13/2/2020 02:12:14 pm

I'm glad you enjoyed the photos Sheena. Get ready for storm Dennis which will be swinging almost right around the compass! Keep that spare room ready..

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MaryB
13/2/2020 09:00:32 am

Wonderful photographs Freda and some pretty scarey weather so far this year ! Weather watching is an important part of real country living , something we do automatically every day. I dont remember being aware of weather direction or the slight but noticeable changes when I lived in town.
A little while ago I decided to ration my intake of News.... ,too much , too stressful,too depressing ! After all what difference can I make other than gently living my life in my small corner of the globe ?

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Freda
13/2/2020 02:13:54 pm

I like that the weather matters in the countryside, and must follow your lead and wean myself off the news!

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Mary
13/2/2020 11:23:19 am

Love your photos.

I'll watch the weather out the window. Refuse to watch the news/television. Not a masochist.

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Freda
13/2/2020 02:14:56 pm

Getting back to writing and painting will be better for me I am sure!

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Lotta
13/2/2020 02:18:13 pm

I think amongst other things the weather is so good at keeping us present and reminding us what is real... A good antidote to 'news'. Even the ferocious roar of the Loch Long Monster I expect!

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Freda
13/2/2020 03:34:58 pm

That's a lovely point Lotta. I am always saying there is nothing like the real thing and the weather lately certainly makes me feel in the moment.

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Catherine Pritchard link
13/2/2020 11:48:10 pm

I hope you have battened down the hatches for Storm Dennis this weekend. The photo of your red gate with the view of the loch is stunning.

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Freda
14/2/2020 02:24:20 pm

As prepared as I can be Catherine - hope you are too.

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Judy
14/2/2020 11:03:27 am

I love the wind even when it frightens me. It seems to me the wind is like the conductor of a symphony--it keeps things moving, it keeps the music from stalling or standing still for too long. Even so, I sincerely hope that you are snug and safe during your bouts of wild weather.

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Freda
14/2/2020 02:26:26 pm

I like this image of the wind and will probably keep it in mind this weekend! I am not in a flood prone area thankfully. Hope all will be well with you too.

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