Floods and watercolour skies

This has been such a stormy few weeks. There are flood warnings all over the country as rain falls in sheets day after day. It’s been a deluge.

The cats go out and then race back indoors, soaked to the skin. They’re so wet that they even submit to being towelled dry by husband as they drip onto the floor.

Here’s Fergus the Magnificent on one of the deer fenceposts taken during a rare dry spell by our sons girlfriend, Flavia.

In the few breaks in the rain we’ve had gloriously dramatic skies and amazing light.

The skies seem particularly clear and intense after rain, as if the water has washed the air clean of all dust and left it shining and luminous.

When we peeked outdoors yesterday evening we realised that the house was completely surrounded by standing water, like a moat. This morning thankfully most of it had drained away onto the croft.

These are days for wood fires and pots of tea, for books and wool and gratitude for being safe, warm and dry with those that you love.