In an emergency....

...dial 111. Someone obviously did, as our volunteer fire brigade came screaming down the road this afternoon, after the fire siren had gone off. This photo was taken from inside my car. It was too wet to get out. The building on the left is our hardware store - it's amazing what you can find in there!

It's been a black and white sort of day, with a wee bit of sun, a lot of rain, and some thunder and lightning thrown in for good measure. And the weather doesn't look any better for the weekend.

It's off to bed early for me tonight. A 4.45am wake up call is starting to take its toll tonight.