GOODNESS It's the 9th of April already

Serious weather has been parading in off the Atlantic since April raised its month above the horizon. Massive winds. I was on board last w/e and the anemometer marked a gust at 35mph.  Wind on a canal can be funny.  Because you're in a cut, frequently you get very little wind down at water level while above the roof the flag is flappin for Cornwall.  Gusts by nature are swirls and come in all directions and quite unexpectedly.  Usually gusts are heard before seen and often are accompanied by squalls.  A lot of tea gets drank.