The rain has been flirting with us today. As usual, the forecast 30mm for Kommetjie did not materialise, and this morning the rain gauge held a meagre 6mm. But it's better than a kick in the pants, so I continued to monitor the skies, carefully calculating the wind direction and width of the clouds to see if I needed to bring the washing in. Despite my best efforts, every cloud swerved to the right or to the left and headed for other climes, where they dumped heavy rain and even hail, heralded by lightning and thunder that Thor would have been proud of. 2mm in Kommetjie, +16mm down the road.
Taking the gap, we set off along the boardwalk in brilliant sunshine, with puffy white clouds overhead and a tumultuous sea to the right. Surfers rode green glass waves, fishing boats appeared and disappeared as they rode the giant swells and even a container ship far out to sea sank to its superstructure from time to time.
A new array of flowers has appeared in the sandy scrub along the seashore, this time predominantly yellow and, interestingly, brown. On the horizon, a beautiful cloudscape unfolded, with towering thunderheads promising more lightning (yes) and heavy undersides more rain (again, yes). The erratic weather pattern has produced some fascinating skies lately with no shortage of inspiration for the soul.
Tonight I can hear the rain against the windows - at last.
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