Resuming blogging from Holland for just over a week. It is a grey day, but with a few sunny intervals. Temperatures 5C, so quite similar to the Hebrides. After last week's storms in Scotland, it is now France that has been hammered by 110 mph winds. The area around Bordeaux has had a dose of that, and it has wreaked devastation. The Scottish islands are used to that sort of conditions, so damage was relatively light (leaving the 12 crushed cars to one side). In France and Spain, hundreds of thousands are without power, road and rail travel is blocked. Two people died in Lugo, Spain.
Last night, I joined my father's birthday party with ten other members of the family. We had a nice evening all together.
The Shell Gallery
This is the archive of The Shell Gallery blog, which was active between 2008 and 2018. It is dedicated to the memory of my mother, who died in May 2008, and to that of my father, who passed away in August 2022. 
The Watch Tower stands to the north, overlooking the open Heathlands
The Shell Gallery also refers to the island of Vlieland, which has zillions of shells on its beaches.
3 comments:
I am glad you made it just fine and that you were able to enjoy the birthday party with your family. So sorry to hear that the storm devestated so many more people. They will be in my prayers as they try to pick up the pieces. 'On Ya'-ma
Sounds like a big get together for your fathers birthday celebration. Glad you had a nice evening.
I am glad to hear that you made it to your Father's birthday celebration as planned. Everyone must have made an effort on his behalf and I am sure you needed to touch base with family again soon after your loss. Gerry
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