Stormy weather.......

The mooring was hit by a mini tornado at tea-time today.

I was still at work but have surveyed the aftermath.

Bottisham Lock is out of action for the weekend at least: One or more of the poplars that grow nearby have fallen across th lock pen and blocked it.

From the red cross on the lock itself, it looks like a power outage would prevent it's use anyway.

The big willows at either end of The Parish have suffered badly. It all looks very unstable. I hope they won't have to come down as they are venerable and picturesque.

On board Pippin, everything is a bit damp : one of our side hatches blew open which led to considerable ingress of rain.

All the hopper windows were open too....... water droplets formed some very pretty patterns on the recently painted ceiling.

Our wooden table, the chairs, and my lovely Captains chair are heavily watermarked.

But old towels have been deployed, the worst of it is mopped up, and we shall probably be reasonably dry again by Tuesday.... (The sofa, the cushions, the curtains etc are all very damp.)

It's going to be a humid night on board, as the thunder continues to roll and the rain falls, denying me the chance to let some fresh air in......

But no-one came adrift and no-one is hurt.

And our newly re-conditioned Rutland 913 Wind Turbine hasn't been struck by lightning.....

Yet..........

Touch wood.......

Or rubber.....

Or anything non-conductive, really..........

Hope you are all okay out there in the greater blog-o-sphere.......

Keep safe, all.