October 2025 – Claretbumbler

A bit of everything

It has been a while since I posted anything here, so this is a bit of a catch up. That storm a couple of weeks ago did some minor damage to the house, meaning I was up ladders again making repairs instead of fishing. ‘Amy’ gave the west of Ireland a good battering, bringing downContinueContinue reading “A bit of everything”

Storm Amy

The first named storm of the year batters away outside. Leaves are shaken from bending trees, rainwater splatters against the windows and the sky is the colour of a nasty bruise. One year ago, when I was working, Friday afternoons saw me driving home after being away all week, often in miserable weather like todays.ContinueContinue reading “Storm Amy”