We’ve had some electrical storms over the last few days – no rain, but lots of thunder and lightening rumbling around. This unsettles all the animals – but particularly the blind ones (and Sam). I think a storm is forecast for this afternoon, so perhaps this will bring rain.
When we have electrical storms I often think that I can easily imagine how ancient civilizations would have believed that this was the Gods showing their feelings. In fact, there are often several things here which I think look mystical. For example sometimes if it is overcast here we can see the sun shining on the village of Hornachos on the hill on the horizon and it looks like it is in a spotlight. And sometimes we see the opposite where a cloud has descended and the village has disappeared. When the sun rises this time of year there’s a big moulten gold globe in the sky and red skies in the morning or at night look unreal. In a way it’s a shame that we understand these things, takes some of the magic away…