A change in the weather

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There was something wrong… something missing from the world as I walked the few paces to the car. I couldn’t put my finger on it at all, but I was very clear on the essential fact. There was something … different.

It wasn’t until I turned the key in the ignition that I realised what it was; it had stopped raining. And the sky was clear.

The rain has been almost constant for weeks now. The area in which I live has little in the way of rivers. Usually, I miss them and would wish for more. I know of no natural waterfalls around here at all and the streams are no more than tiny, silver threads. At present, though, they are roiling, muddy streaks, spilling over into the flood plains and sodden fields.

So the clear skies and cessation of rain were a welcome change, even if it had taken me a few moments to pinpoint what was different this morning.

What surprised me the most was not the transient burst of sunshine, but my own acceptance that the bad weather was the norm. It may be England, but even here winter is not normally uniformly grey and wet. We have glorious frosty mornings with pristine skies and soft dawns too. We had even had one a few days ago. But… the pallid shades of gloom have settled in to become ‘normal’ somehow.

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Sue Vincent was a Yorkshire born writer, esoteric teacher and a Director of The Silent Eye. She was immersed in the Mysteries all her life. Sue maintained a popular blog and is co-author of The Mystical Hexagram with Dr G.M.Vasey. Sue lived in Buckinghamshire, having been stranded there due to an accident with a blindfold, a pin and a map. She had a lasting love-affair with the landscape of Albion, the hidden country of the heart. Sue passed into spirit at the end of March 2021.

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12 Responses to A change in the weather

cindy knoke says:

January 28, 2020 at 06:20

Lovely Sue.

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- Sue Vincent says:
  
  January 28, 2020 at 06:28
  
  Thank you, Cindy.
  
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annabellefranklinauthor says:

January 28, 2020 at 18:28

I’m absolutely sick and tired of all this rain! You’re right, it has become the norm. When we actually get a day without wind and rain I feel like I’m on another planet.

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- Sue Vincent says:
  
  January 28, 2020 at 18:40
  
  Today was glorious here… sprintime skies and flowers opening. I bet it will be cold tonight though 😉
  
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  - annabellefranklinauthor says:
    
    January 30, 2020 at 18:10
    
    That’s the trouble with winter – it’s either raining or freezing cold. And often both! Roll on Spring.
    
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    - Sue Vincent says:
      
      January 30, 2020 at 18:12
      
      According to my local slugs, and the spring bulbs and blossom, it shouldn’t be too long in coming 😉
      
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      - annabellefranklinauthor says:
        
        January 30, 2020 at 18:23
        
        We have superslugs here – they’ve been coming in all winter!
        
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        Sue Vincent says:
        
        January 30, 2020 at 18:41
        
        Thankfully, they have not wandered this far 😉
        
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dgkaye says:

January 30, 2020 at 00:28

Sunsets are my fav. Part of my vacation repetoire is to sit on the balcony at dusk and watch the spectacular sunsets over the ocean. Coming soon! Gorgeous skies here! ❤

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- Sue Vincent says:
  
  January 30, 2020 at 06:03
  
  I can only imagine, Debby…and wait for your photos. x
  
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  - dgkaye says:
    
    January 30, 2020 at 13:53
    
    I’ll try not to disappoint. 🙂 xx
    
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    - Sue Vincent says:
      
      January 30, 2020 at 15:22
      
      🙂 xx
      
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