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Our beautiful Rhus tree blew down while I was at work yesterday evening. It didn't cause any damage but 'imself will have a busy day sawing it up and transporting it to the dump in pieces.

I was wearing its beautiful autumn clothes as well. :-(

I heard 3 killed and 3 injured in the UK :-(


stay safe everyone

I've only just seen it on BBC's weather site.

ooh er never heard that pat. Hope everyone out there is safe.

decided not to go out to shop. no papers as no ferries and decided safer to stay put.

Florence
in the hebrides

Tenerife was badly hit yesterday, hope all is OK for our GR subscribers. <3

I'll let you off then Robert lol. The biggest island is 90 miles long and 15 miles wide plus the smaller islands further south.

Gosh the wind is just getting worse. i need to go to our local shop 3 miles away but getting the door open of the car will be a nightmare.

We still have power but some flickering now and then.

made a lovely pan of lentil soup for later mmnnn.

can actually see some blue sky so maybe a sign of calmer things to come but then again blue sky might as well be purple!

Take care all
Florence
in the hebrides <3 :-)

Sorry, Florence,

I thought everybody in the Hebrides lived in or near Stornoway!!

But I am (originally) from Edinburgh so what would I know.

Its right windy in the Boro today :-D :-D

I had planned to go out this afternoon (first time since hosp visit in August). The high winds here have put paid to that. What breath I have even with oxygen would get lost on the trip to the car.

If it calms down for an hour - I shall plead loudly!

Very windy overnight & heavy rain here in Dumfries & Galloway .we have sunshine now. but windy .Take care Florence & All Barbara :-)

It was not that bad in my part of Kent this morning, a bit breezy and some rain, however the wind is picking up now - accompanied by the odd heavy shower. My old legs are not very good at the best of times, as it does not take much for me to lose my balance, I will not be venturing outdoors today.

Wherever you are, if you do venture out today - take care, don't just watch out for falling branches, watch out also for wet leaves, they can make walking and driving treacherous <3

Started here at 7.30 this morning and still blowy.

Stay safe Florence and everyone <3

Robert, we have had some lovely weather this year particularly the summer.Last April(2013) we had no rain for a whole month and as a result our veg crop suffered terribly.

Windy ..yes quite often but it doesnt rain here all the time.

I actually dont live in stornoway which is over 30 miles away so it can be raining there and not here.

Fort William is known for it always being wet and Skye which is known as "the misty isle"

It's really still blowing a hooley and no sign of abating. havent suffered any damage.

Glasgow lass, really sorry to hear you suffered again. That must be awful. Heres hoping the storm will die down where you are and you dont lose anything else.

det- gosh.. really hope you dont acquire a summer house, that's a bit worrying.

last day off , back to school tomrrow.So wanted to tidy up the garden..but then again plenty indoors to keep me busy.

Florence
in the hebrides

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Photo of damage caused in Jan 2012

We're waiting to acquire next-door's gazebo :-D

TBH, in the SE its a bit windy & gusty, but nothing to get excited about (unless the gazebo really does come flying over the fence!)

I've lost one fence panel overnight which forms part of a brick and timber wall.
It's the 2nd time this one has blown down

In the storm of Jan 2012 a huge section of the the wall came down taking the fence panels with it.

lovely and sunny here in Cardiff - breezy but dry - don't think much happened overnight round here, small bin blown over - nothing else that I can see

Florence,

It always seems to be wet in Stornoway at any time of the year according to
the weather maps.

Woke up at 3 .am and calm and quiet....at 6,and very wild and windy and still is.
Got to go out this afternoon for doc appt so hope it's blown itself out then.
Glad I came home yesterday from a short break I had with friend over weekend as I had to drive home on motorway and don't like that when windy!
Stay safe everyone. ??

Its horrid here in Liverpool Florence but no where near as bad as I could imagine with you.....Take care , stay safe and warm <3 <3