Not now, just now

The wind has gone, but the rain has not. It continues to power down, causing flooding and damage to roofless properties. We are now being told to expect another storm on Monday. Before going into the subject matter of this week's blog, it may be of interest to you that we suffered a cyclone here in our home area of Portugal on Tuesday night with 208 km/h winds, causing much damage in the form of roofs destroyed or partially damaged, electricity cut by multiple tree falls, and

The  aurora borealis surprisingly left its home in the north to visit us in Portugal this week. Seemingly very unusual. This photo is of the Rabacal  from our home. I slept through, unaware of its appearence until the next day In early 2003, as I have previously said, my focus was on identifying and facilitating the move of farmers to Zambia. I should say our services were not free, as I had already run up huge out-of-pocket expenses, not only for my time but also for travel

A clear sunrise for a change I cannot get away with not writing about our recent weather here, where we live in Portugal. Our rain falls in winter, unlike Zimbabwe in summer despite being in the same calendar months. Normally, it is around 800-1000mm per year, similar to what it was at home on the farm in Darwendale. A perfect season on the farm, depending on distribution. As all farmers know, distribution of rainfall is as important as the amount, especially in subtropical c