Sunday, October 20, 2024

Wind and a visitor from Yale with a wonderful name.

Our first end of  year storm that is deemed worthy of a name. Storm Ashley. Rain and 80 mph winds are forecast for the West coast but on this side of the country  Ashley is merely wet and blustery.  This afternoon the storm will have moved on and sunshine is forecast. The strong winds are expected to linger for a day or two.


In town the film folk are doing some last minute background shoots. A heavily waxed 1970's era Vauxhall estate is star of the show. The camera men and extras look miserable as indeed anyone might who is working early on a cold and wet Sunday morning. The street they've chosen to film on runs at right angles to the sea and serves as a channel for the wind. The extras struggle to keep their hats in place.



Some folks say globalization has peaked. The arrival of both red and yellow dragon fruit in our local supermarket is proof that this isn't true. Angus wonders how much of a local market for dragon fruit there can be. There again in a student town all sorts of exotic things fly off the shelves.


Yale comes to St Andrews to preach. On the notice board we see that this  mornings sermon is to be given ( unusually ?) by a doctor - although a rather senior one. Some people have wonderful names.

8 comments:

WFT Nobby said...

Is this the first time a 1970s era Vauxhall estate was ever described as the 'star of the show'?

Camille said...

It makes me nauseous just thinking about how much 'sway' the Dubai tower will experience on a windy day. Your rain washed street photo is lovely. And yellow dragon fruit! Something we never see in this part of New England.

Travel said...

St Andrews seems to draw bright people from around the world, maybe I will make it there.

Lisa in France said...

I was thinking that the building in Dubai looked interesting, but Camille has a good point! I don't have any particular desire to go to Dubai, but the architecture is pretty spectacular. The linked article about fluoride was interesting. We mostly took it for granted in the US that treating the water with fluoride was a good thing, and I remember worrying about how to deal with the issue when our kids were small in Japan, where they don't fluoridate.

Stephanie said...

The Dubai skyline has the look of fantasy. Your first photo is exceptional.

Barbara Anne said...

I've so enjoyed your blog for ages, but seldom comment.
Just wanted to say I once worked with the elderly Sidney Birdsong and just loved his name!

rottrover said...

Benjamin Doolittle (a doctor at that!) and Sidney Birdsong. Wonderful names. In the not so unusual but no less interesting names department, we've not heard from Jake of Florida in some time. Let's please send them good thoughts. I don't know what part of Florida they're in, but there was A LOT of damage from the hurricanes. Hoping they are OK.

Pam in NH said...

I have had Jake in my thoughts as well.