The storms have moved on and the winds are calming. But not until after a mildly rocky night. We lost electricity at just about 21h00 last night. It was a brief outage, a few minutes at most. The power flickered off and on a couple of times after, then stabilized. The wind howled through the night. It's still blowing out there this morning, but with much less force. From what I can tell, our neighborhood hasn't suffered any damage; the trees remain upright.
The photo above shows the house we rented a few weeks ago in Vindelle, near Angoulême. The house on the left is the owner's home and the one next to that is the rental property. We couldn't see the houses in the background from where we were.
We were really lucky with the weather. It was shorts and tee shirts weather the whole week. I forgot to pack a pair of shorts, but Ken had his. We ate all our meals out on the covered patio. Not bad for the second week of October. When we got back home, the weather changed and it felt much more like fall. And now, after the storms, high pressure is expected to build back in clearing the skies and causing temperatures to fall. 'Tis the season.
That terrace and garden setting looks blissful.
ReplyDeleteDitto what Mitchell said :)
ReplyDeleteWe've got autumn temps going on here, too.
You were very lucky to have had such pleasant weather for your vacation! Nice terrace for your meals!
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