Winter still knocking

We woke up this morning to winter's last fling - strong northwester, intermittent heavy rain and weather report palm trees taking strain. White horses tumble across the sea and dark clouds loom on the horizon, soon to dump their contents on us, followed by a brief spell of bright sunshine and blue skies before the next raincloud makes landfall.

It's a day for tartan coats for doggies, and kitties cuddling on the couch.

 

My thoughts turn to comfort food, perhaps a steaming pot of spicy sweet potato and butternut soup to warm the tummy, or a chunky lamb knuckle stew brimming with every vegetable available - the meat is simply to give a rich flavour to vegetables which are my overwhelming favourite.

The icy wind blowing in from the Atlantic is whistling through the gaps in the window frames, but as I sit here there is a gap in the clouds and the early morning sun is reflecting off the tall thunderheads out to sea, spreading a soft glow across the landscape, and a bright rainbow appears, arching overhead as the sunlight catches drops of rain falling from the clouds.

A good day to stay warm inside if you can.