On Friday we went along the
promenade, the first time since Storm Ciara blew through. As I said the other
day, we personally hadn’t been unduly affected – dirty windows & a bit of
damage to the bird-feeder. We had noticed as we set off to Manchester on
Tuesday that the local Post Office had been flooded as were many of the local fields
we passed.
On Friday we were surprised
to discover great drifts of sand. Clearly there must have been quite a
sandstorm blowing sand from the Bay along & across the prom. Even on Friday it was
difficult to see the pavement on the Bay side of the prom. In parts it was several
inches deep.
Now I wonder what Storm
Dennis has done. I’ve just had to scurry round the garden picking up litter from
the boxes – the lids had blown off despite being weighed down with a stone
snail. Again as far as I can see there’s no other damage to here. No doubt
there are a few twigs scattered across the paths at the far end but that’s all.
I wonder if the Post Office has been flooded again. Certainly plenty of water
has come down over the weekend.
Really we have nothing too
much to complain about compared to some. These two storms have brought
devastation to some parts of the country. And even that is nothing compared with
the bush fires Australia has had to endure recently. If this is the effect of
climate change we need to do something to protect ourselves against it. And
soon.
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