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Showing posts with label storm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label storm. Show all posts
Wednesday, 13 November 2013
After the storm.
We had a tremendous build up to a storm yesterday which amounted to.. "All sound and fury which signified nothing". The sky turned pitch black, the wind blew, lightning flashed and thunder crashed around us. As fast as it started it ended, leaving a beautiful rainbow and an unimaginable quality of light.
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Thursday, 29 November 2012
After the storm.
Today was one of those very hot, humid days when you know there will be a thunder storm late afternoon. True to form it got hotter and hotter with huge thunder clouds building all afternoon. At about 4:30 this afternoon the skies opened up and the rain came down, fortunately there was no hail. After about a 20 min downpour it stopped as suddenly as it started and a cool breeze started blowing out of the south.
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Soon after the rain stopped the dogs and I headed out for a short walk.
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Soon after the rain stopped the dogs and I headed out for a short walk.
Sunday, 22 January 2012
Electrical storm & heavy rain.
Yesterday afternoon we had a severe electrical storm and heavy rain, first rain in almost a month and things were starting to look very dry. During the storm a bolt of lightning struck the high tension wires that run past the cottage, knocking the electricity out.
About 40 minutes later a repair crew arrived and sorted the problem out. The whole process took about an hour and a half as there were three line breaks, where the surge of electricity from the lightning bolt had burnt through the cables.
Linesman climbing the utility pole with special clamps attached to his boots.
The linesman attaching his safety harness above the crosspiece. The break in the power cable can be seen in the top left hand corner of the photo. The cable burnt through before the breaker switch could kick out. The breaker switches can be seen in this photo just behind the linesman.
This happened at three other pylons in a row. Before climbing up the utility pole the linesman and his assistant had isolated this section, further down the line by pulling the breaker switches, which are situated at strategic points along the power line for this purpose.
Inspecting the break. The rain did not seem to bother him in the least. When I asked him why he was not wearing a raincoat he said it just gets in the way while he's climbing and trying to work.
Repairing the break. The new piece of cable needed to repair the problem come pre-prepared, cut to length, and with the necessary fittings needed to attach it to the high tension cable. Took this photo through my lounge window.
These repair crews are on call 24/7 and 365 days of the year, day and night in all weather. A tough job and they do it well.
About 40 minutes later a repair crew arrived and sorted the problem out. The whole process took about an hour and a half as there were three line breaks, where the surge of electricity from the lightning bolt had burnt through the cables.
Linesman climbing the utility pole with special clamps attached to his boots.
The linesman attaching his safety harness above the crosspiece. The break in the power cable can be seen in the top left hand corner of the photo. The cable burnt through before the breaker switch could kick out. The breaker switches can be seen in this photo just behind the linesman.
This happened at three other pylons in a row. Before climbing up the utility pole the linesman and his assistant had isolated this section, further down the line by pulling the breaker switches, which are situated at strategic points along the power line for this purpose.
Inspecting the break. The rain did not seem to bother him in the least. When I asked him why he was not wearing a raincoat he said it just gets in the way while he's climbing and trying to work.
Repairing the break. The new piece of cable needed to repair the problem come pre-prepared, cut to length, and with the necessary fittings needed to attach it to the high tension cable. Took this photo through my lounge window.
These repair crews are on call 24/7 and 365 days of the year, day and night in all weather. A tough job and they do it well.
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
Storms of life.
Today was a hot sultry day with the promise of a thunderstorm late afternoon. When I got home at about 2:30 I took this photo below. A Tiger Lily, (I think) in all it's glory.
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All afternoon the storm built up, with the sky getting darker and darker. Around 5 o'clock there was a flash of lighting and the skies opened up. Not drops of rain, but solid sheets, with some hail. The storm lasted about 45 minutes and stopped as suddenly as it begun leaving the air smelling fresh and clean.
I looked at the lily through the window and this is what I saw.
It's fragile beauty battered and bruised. By tomorrow it will have perked up, but it will never regain it's former beauty.
Leaves me wondering how I'm fairing through the storms of life.
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All afternoon the storm built up, with the sky getting darker and darker. Around 5 o'clock there was a flash of lighting and the skies opened up. Not drops of rain, but solid sheets, with some hail. The storm lasted about 45 minutes and stopped as suddenly as it begun leaving the air smelling fresh and clean.
I looked at the lily through the window and this is what I saw.
It's fragile beauty battered and bruised. By tomorrow it will have perked up, but it will never regain it's former beauty.
Leaves me wondering how I'm fairing through the storms of life.
Sunday, 27 November 2011
After the storm bass fishing.
Earlier this afternoon we had a violent storm, lost of noise, gale force wind, but very little rain.
About an hour after the storm the dogs once again forced me to go fishing, (the three of them gang up on me so what can I do). On the way to the bottom dam I took the photo below.
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After the storm.
The only place that's fishable at the moment at the bottom dam is from the dam wall itself. All round the rest of the dam is a broad weed bed. Problem was that the wind was blowing right at me making casting difficult. I was fishing with a small muddlers minnow , basically letting the wind blow it back to me on the surface, just giving it a twitch now and then, and keeping the line tight. As I started to lift the fly the bass below struck. Whether it was waiting in ambush or followed the fly I can't tell. Fortunately I was using a 2x leader with 3x tippet so I was able to wrestle it out of the weeds.
Pose for a quick photo.
On my way home later my right of way was challenged by this fresh water crab on the dam wall of the smaller dam just below my cottage.
Not more than 3 inches across but quite willing to defend itself.
About an hour after the storm the dogs once again forced me to go fishing, (the three of them gang up on me so what can I do). On the way to the bottom dam I took the photo below.
Click on photos to enlarge.
After the storm.
The only place that's fishable at the moment at the bottom dam is from the dam wall itself. All round the rest of the dam is a broad weed bed. Problem was that the wind was blowing right at me making casting difficult. I was fishing with a small muddlers minnow , basically letting the wind blow it back to me on the surface, just giving it a twitch now and then, and keeping the line tight. As I started to lift the fly the bass below struck. Whether it was waiting in ambush or followed the fly I can't tell. Fortunately I was using a 2x leader with 3x tippet so I was able to wrestle it out of the weeds.
Pose for a quick photo.
On my way home later my right of way was challenged by this fresh water crab on the dam wall of the smaller dam just below my cottage.
Not more than 3 inches across but quite willing to defend itself.
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