A Wet November Day

It's mid-November on the Norwegian north-west coast. Our weather is unpredictable. Some years we've got frost and snow at this time and some years we're wet. This is a wet year. We've had one storm after the other and lots of rain. Today we were blessed with strong gale, lots of rain and a high tide warning to top it off. So what do we do on days like this? Well, we put on rain gear and go out of course. Gabriella and I aren't couch potatoes:



I checked the skies to the east, south and west to see what was in store for us. Uuups!







Ah, well. One needs one's exercise.

After the walk the ponies got their dinner. As you can see they're well dressed. Rugs with neck pieces covering them up to their ears:





The paddocks aren't too soft and muddy. Good drainage is important around here.

Since we were promised very high tide we thought we would check on our (newly acquired) boathouse. I thought I might be able to row about inside, but I couldn't.



Ours is the red one. As you can see the sea's well clear of our door, and there were very little waves in our sheltered location.

We thought about going for a walk along the path leading to the beach but decided not to:



I went back to the stables to evacuate the ponies since we don't have diver's gear their size. The stable owners got themselves a new stable cat to keep Tigger company. Her name is Tussi (Eeyore). She's young and spends the days at the stables and the nights in one of the horse owner's house until she's older. She is adjusting to stable life just fine. I don't think the water's going to go that high, Tussi, so you can come down now:



When I got home I had a very long, hot shower. Now I'm gonna wrap me in a blanket and wait for my dinner. The wind's supposed to die down during the night and the rain is supposed to move on so I am looking forward to a dryish ride tomorrow. That will be nice for a change.

 

Thank you for sharing your outing - quite beautiful, even with the damp weather.
I really enjoyed going along with you - yet staying warm and dry.

 

Zuzu, thanks for joining me. Sometimes going on a virtual walk is the best way.

Eileen, I can't remember that I've had to use the neckpieces on the horses' rugs so often before. So either my mind's slipping or the rain is much harder these days. Our rain gauge held 33 mm / 1,3 inches this morning, so it's been a wet 24 hours. At least I don't have to shovel it. *lol* Our long-term forecast says we might have to shovel on Saturday. We're going to have showers all week, but nothing as bad as yesterday. They say. There are some grey clouds moving in now, but I hope it won't amount to much since I'm off outside shortly.

*lol* Thank you toni. We haven't actually given our boat a name yet, but Mini Queen Mary sounds good. It comfortably seats two. Three's a crowd:



We're thinking about finding one that can take four people and a dog. Any name suggestions will be much appreciated.

 

Rain, rain, rain......it's the same here.
I was startled to see the water was creeping up on your boat shed.

That little red boat looks cute...just big enough for two --cosy and romantic.
BTW--what is "Smaker"?

Now Droopy, those poor ponies look so sad out in the rain. Perhaps they are not too sad though, for there is food. Do those plastic containers that the hay is in have drainage holes in the bottom?

What are you trying to think up a name for....the little red boat or the new boat that you are looking for in the future?

That boathouse DOES look good though. Lotsa scope for things inside. Please keep us posted on how things develop there in that boathouse and how your search for a new little boat comes along.

This is so exciting, meid.

 

Aw, your wee red Yacht-lette!

Being that you have wisely chosen a low maintenance design, you could call it Rust Knot - or perhaps Rust Naught.

 

Beautiful sky pic's Droopy. Hope you get a break from all the rain soon. You might have to start building an ark in your boat house.

 

I'm so sorry to hear that you've got such awful flooding. We had a nice, dry day here so I got to ride without rain gear. I'd love to loan you our Mini Queen Mary, but I hope you won't need it.

Uhm... That's the pizza boxes left from our boathouse opening party.

Nope, we just turn them upside-down outside the paddocks when they're not in use.

The new one, but I think zuzu's petals already cracked it:

I think you're right. No wood or metal for us, please. We're no suckers for extra work.

We had a dry day today, Donna. It's going to rain until Friday, then it's going to snow.

 

Wonderful photos and I enjoyed reading your account of the day.

 

Thanks leafylady. My days are kind of boring this time of year, but we try to make the most of it. Cocoa is a good cure for the winter months blues.

 

Say Droopy, I think you had told me about the plastic boxes already...I fergot.

 

I enjoyed reading about your day and the great pictures too. Your horses look very handsome and comfortable in their rugs also.

 

No worries Sjoerd, it's probably your age.

Ty 2ofus. I think my horses are creatures of comfort just like me. We're outside in all sorts of weather but we don't like to be too hot, cold or wet.