The weather forecasts have been predicting thundery rain storms for the past couple of weeks and I wait in anticipation. True there has been occasional precipitation but - well take yesterday (from whence come the first three pictures). The forecast was for 21mm of rain to fall mostly in the last afternoon. So I timed my run for as late as feasible hoping to enjoy a shower. True it did rain an eensy weenie bit, but not the considerable downpour 21mm suggested. I was checking the rain radar maps before my run and there were storms all around Blessington lake but none just where I was.
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| Unusual dog who tailed me all the way from home and then disappeared |
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| Unusual view of storm brewing over Blessington |
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| Unusual vegetation on Blessington lake shore |
I repeated the exercise today. The forecast predicted rain early afternoon so that's when I set out. I watched the clouds, tried to predict from the direction they were travelling, then gave up the unequal challenge and decided instead to have a luxurious swim and then lie in the sun to dry before setting off again.
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| Unusual view (for me, lying on beach enjoying the sun) |
Which only goes to show that, in spite of the accolade "Emerald Isle", in fact it does not often rain in Ireland. Well, not when you want it to. I run four times a week at fairly predictable times and it is unusual to experience rainfall.
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