Comments | bufo_viridis: On the subject of storms

bufo_viridis

On the subject of storms

Aug 31, 2007 21:07

Picspam behind the cut
( It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents, except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets, rattling along the housetops, and fiercely tugging branches of the trees which struggled against the gale... )

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mundungus42 August 31 2007, 20:36:01 UTC

A shot rang out! A maid screamed!

:D

Awesome pictures! I haven't seen lightning in years, so it's lovely to do so, if only vicariously.

bufo_viridis August 31 2007, 20:57:20 UTC

Really? You must live in a very storm-free place. Here lightnings are pretty easy to come by, especially in summer :)

loupnoir August 31 2007, 22:17:03 UTC

Your other half is going to be gone a whole year? I whine when my husband's gone more than a few days.

I'd love to see the fortress url.

bufo_viridis August 31 2007, 22:27:06 UTC

First I was away, now she... We got used to long-distance relationship, obviously :) But I plan to visit, maybe in winter.

Here's a link: simple, but nice descriptions and pictures of older and more modern fortifications.
http://www.nortfort.ru/index_e.html

I can supply you with more (but you're more into medieval history, true?)

loupnoir September 1 2007, 02:12:17 UTC

Yes, my main interest in medieval, but the sites on that website are also interesting. I really enjoyed the links to the various historical re-enactments. Thanks for sharing the site. The only problem is these sorts of sites make me want to learn Russian, so I can read the original captions. For my own amusement, I downloaded a Russian language course and I cannot for the life of me make the sounds at the top of the mouth. Stupid flat accent.

bufo_viridis September 1 2007, 07:47:43 UTC

For my own amusement, I downloaded a Russian language course and I cannot for the life of me make the sounds at the top of the mouth. Stupid flat accent.
There are certain sounds most on which English speakers stumble :) But it works both ways - there is hardly a Russian, who will not betray himself with the sing-song melody of his accent, even if speaking fluent English (or other foreign language). It's nice sounding languag, but like French, has very "lasting" influence.

novin_ha September 1 2007, 00:07:41 UTC

I had a storm that lasted five hours lately, and good part of that was close by - so much so that it was almost impossible to sleep. I loved it.

Can't really imagine being in a long distance relationship... I guess I'm far too possessive as of yet ;)

bufo_viridis September 2 2007, 07:18:04 UTC

I was lucky that I was still awake - otherwise I would slept it through - few things can disturb me once I close my eyes :)

As for possessness etc. - I think one never knows untll one tries :)