Storm Bert

Hi Tide
by me

The sea had long wanted to go into town
So early one morning, it roared in
Found the arcades still closed
and battered them down.

I have probably blogged that poem before, but it seems appropriate as Storm Bert is raging, and causing a lot of flooding - though not locally, yet.

We woke up on Saturday morning to find Bert raging. and it is still raging now on Sunday evening as I finish this blog.  The Channel is wonderfully stormy outside our window, roaring away.  Just as long as it stays outside the window of course.

This wind will bring down so many leaves.

There has been serious flooding in places, and I hope that our local river, just down the road will not flood. There are are basement flats well within its range, so I hope that a close eye is being kept.

Pat rang me on Friday morning asking if I would pop in for a coffee next week. I am feeling groggy because of this new medication. This anti-depressant makes me feel so sandbagged that I have stopped taking it. I need to be able to drive to the meeting on Sunday.

As it turned out, Col's Detecting was cancelled on Sunday. The Field was closed, due to Storm Bert. So he chauffered me to the meeting, which was a great help. I was nearly blown off my feet as I stepped out of our back door. The wind always seems extra strong by the sea.

The public talk was about Bible prophecy.  It is very faith building to know how much of what the Inspired Scriptures prophesy has already come true, in its exact detail.  It continues to surprise me that although I had an intensive religious education at my Convent Schools, and also later attended a Protestant Church that would have considered itself, Biblically speaking, fundamentalist, prophecy was never even touched on.

It was not until two Jehovah's Witnesses called on me, and I asked them, and listened to them, that I began to learn, and understand.