The weather breaks

Update: the only shot I got of the tremendous lightning that day.  Shortly after this I moved away from the open window at speed.

I dropped of the boss of at Floz airport in more or less 33c. Three hours later a violent thunderstorm moving in from the west had cut the temperature by 10 degrees and caused a longer than usual power blackout. The lightning was tremendous and then, frankly, terrifying as it ripped great holes in the sky and my head. Lots of rain fell and in just short of an hour the 3,000 litres tank was half full.

The Boss’ BA flight was cancelled after diverting to Pisa. Very poor show and clearly lacking in Johnsonian ‘pluck’ and optimism. No bookable flight til Monday. Very very poor show.

Meanwhile a night of thunder and fulmine is promised in the Casentino in a house with candlelight. I hope there are no really big strucks as they do put the geewillickers in me. Mirrors, windows, the dark and lightning are not a good combination for me.