After the storm

[sister_luck]

It was still dark this morning and wet, so I didn't see what Kyrill had done to the world around me. Later, when there was enough light to see out of the windows of the classroom I was teaching in we discovered that a huge tree had been uprooted behind the building but outside the schoolgrounds. On my way back home, the sun came out. There were still big white-grey clouds, but the light was very powerful and everything looked freshly scrubbed. I saw some trees with missing limbs and others that had fallen over.

Last night was relatively quiet - the windows rattled a bit, sirens kept blaring through the night, but from my point of view this wasn't half as scary as expected. I've been lucky though - other places have been hit far worse.

I hope all of you are safe and stayed indoors during the worst of it.

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[frances-lievens.livejournal.com]

The storm hit in the afternoon. Guess who had to go from one school to the next at noon and then make sure she got home to get her niece from daycare at four?

The bus made a giant roundabout because of a building loosing its bricks. Got to the daycare in the nick of time. Went to my sister's place to wait. By the time I got home (around 8pm) most of it was over.

So I guess I was actualy outside and on the road for the most part of it. I did come home safely and saw the aftermath today: getting late in school because some roads were still closed, loads of firetrucks everywhere to put tiles back on roofs etc. I guess I got lucky. :-)

[sister-luck.livejournal.com]

Most schools here closed early - after the fourth or fifth lesson. It was the first time I've ever seen that happen where I live!

Glad that you got through the storm safely.