ME and Ophelia

AMAZING SHOTS OF STORMS
Lashing Dorset, England 23 June 2005

We have had wonderful hot sunny weather here by the sea in Dorset. Poor sleep last night. Up at 1am, 3am and 8am. Spectacular cracking loud storms lit up the sea and sky. TV reception poor. Unplugged computer and modem most of day and night. Flashing lights filled the rooms through closed curtains. Ophelia hid under the bed way ahead of storm. Rained like a monsoon. If I had taken photos from my window, they would have looked almost exactly like this. Thanks for emails and comments. Good to hear from you all. Sorry no replies yet. Soon. Doing OK ish. Spent spare time getting these two posts together. Bye for now. With love from me and Ophelia xx



Tom Card watched the storm from the south end of St Michael's Road in Bournemouth, looking west over the bay towards Purbeck. He took this photo as the storm began on Thursday evening, June 23, 2005. Photo and caption courtesy BBC News online.



A cross-channel ferry appeared to be hit by lightning as it returned from Cherbourg and made its way into Poole harbour, photographed by Tom Card Thursday evening, June 23, 2005. Photo and caption courtesy BBC News online.



Paul Corfield watched as the storm hit Poole Harbour in spectacular style from his home in Canford Cliffs (copyright paul@paulcorfield.com) Thursday June 23, 2005. Photo and caption courtesy BBC News online.



Giant bolts of lightning could be seen across Dorset throughout the storm, like this one photographed by Brian Bevis over Poole. June 23, 2005. Photo and caption courtesy BBC news online.

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