Weather report
No thunderstorms as yet! Yesterday was gorgeous (my officially overused word of the day), so we went to Praa Sands where the waves were just the wrong size for both me and Doug (i.e. too big for swimming, too short for body-boarding) and lying on the beach was like lying in a sandstorm thanks to the wind. But on the plus side the local bar served great chicken wings and crab cakes, and had a nice sun-trap balcony overlooking the sea. We took a walk down the coastal path and found some secret beaches without sandstorms and wrong waves, but I'd left my swimming costume in the car, so just had to make do with lying in the grass and watching the seagulls hovering over the rocks just about on a level with my eyes. God, I love the coastal path in the sunshine!
I'm still watching the news from New Orleans with horror and fascination. It was a weird week to finally see War of the Worlds too, as there was so much in it that was resonant of what was going on in the real world disaster zone. (No doubt because Spielberg was drawing heavily on every kind of disaster scene for his material). I guess no-one's going to make the Louisiana floods into a feelgood movie about heroic rescues any time soon! It was still strange to see society breaking down in a place I've known without requiring a nuclear bomb, war or aliens from outer space.
I'm still watching the news from New Orleans with horror and fascination. It was a weird week to finally see War of the Worlds too, as there was so much in it that was resonant of what was going on in the real world disaster zone. (No doubt because Spielberg was drawing heavily on every kind of disaster scene for his material). I guess no-one's going to make the Louisiana floods into a feelgood movie about heroic rescues any time soon! It was still strange to see society breaking down in a place I've known without requiring a nuclear bomb, war or aliens from outer space.