A Day for All Seasons


It’s been one of those days today.

I left the Mansion early this morning to a crisp but warmish morning. The sun hadn’t fully risen, but it was light. There were pink fluffy clouds dotted all over the sky, and it appeared – at face value – that it was going to be a nice day, ideal for Spring.

I got into the car just in time.

The fluffy pink clouds had turned grey instantly. And menacingly heavy. As I started driving, the heavens opened and the winds were whipped up into a frenzy.

The car was buffeted left and right, and the windscreen wipers were almost flung off, out into the far reaches of the Universe, as I had them on so fast to try to compensate for the rain. Visibility was less than zero per cent. Yes, I know that isn’t possible, but it was like that this morning. All I could see was the inside of the car and blurred wipers sweeping back and forth without making much of a difference, so I could only see before what I want to… see – less than zero per cent.

I got to work OK, as the rains stopped.

I glanced out of the window during the morning, and noticed we were in the midst of a very heavy blizzard. Considering that we don’t really get that much snow here in Cheshire, it was pretty surreal.

The snow didn’t last – I think the winds moved it on to some place else.

At lunchtime, it was all I could do to walk to the car because of the wind. It was warm and sunny at that time, but extremely windy, so I had to walk in an almost horizontal position to compensate, just to keep upright.

This afternoon was calm and wet. The winds had subsided, but the rain was constant. When I left work, the rains had become torrential once again.

Luckily, my windscreen wipers held their ground.

This evening is bitterly cold. It looks as though we may have frost overnight… although with how the weather’s changing that rapidly at present, I wouldn’t be surprised if we didn’t have brilliant sunshine…

15 responses to “A Day for All Seasons”

  1. Visionkeeper avatar

    Sounds like whomever has been on weather manipulation duty recently might have had a few too many or smoked something he shouldn’t have…Lost control of the dials he did and boy I bet he will be on leave for a while until they straighten it all out! Glad you didn’t blow away TL….VK 🙂

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      I thought something very similar, VK!

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  2. Sue Dreamwalker avatar

    Yes I think we had every thing thrown at us to day weather wise also Tom

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      It sounds as though it’s still going on out there now, Sue! Very unsettled, it is…

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      1. Sue Dreamwalker avatar

        Yes howling away here too Tom..

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  3. prenin avatar

    We had high winds and rain showers last night, so I was glad to be in bed!!! 🙂

    God Bless!

    Prenin.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Always the best place to be in such weather, Prenin – listening to it!

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  4. Diane Henders avatar

    What, no hail or tornadoes? Oh well, maybe tomorrow… 😉

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Unless they were there whilst I slept, Diane… that’s a possibility! 😉

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  5. Inside the Mind of Isadora avatar

    It sounded like your car was going to be whisked away like the house in the ‘Wizard of Oz’ 😳
    It looks like your cold temps will keep Spring away for a little while longer.
    Sending Florida 70’s temps to you and sunshine….. 🌞

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      It felt like that was going to happen too, Isadora!
      We’re having very odd weather at present. Freezing cold with a look of Spring. Very odd indeed.

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      1. Inside the Mind of Isadora avatar

        We had a a month or two of cold weather – also, odd for here. My orchids, which I grow as a hobby, are so confused. They usually bloom for me in September. They’re blooming now. I can’t blame them. I’m confused too. ~~~~ : – O

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        1. Tom Merriman avatar

          Yes. We have snow. And butterflies…

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          1. Inside the Mind of Isadora avatar

            ☃️ Might as well have a unicorn too if the weather is going to be odd. 🦄

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            1. Tom Merriman avatar

              I’m sure I saw a unicorn on the news the other day, thinking about… I could be wrong…

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