Weather warnings.

We were outside tidying tools and stuff away last night when we realised that we could hear a steady roar from far away up in the Sierras.  Having lived here for 7 years now, we know what that sound means....strong winds for the next day or longer even!  So we checked shed doors were shut tight and locked, stacked chairs out of the wind and generally made things secure.

Then  we checked the weather forecast for Yator.  Ok, I know we don't live down in Yator but the weather from the north has to go past us to get there so it's a good indication of our weather too.  There were 145 weather warnings for Spain, 4 of which were for Granada Province, 1 of which was for high winds for the Alpujarras, gusting up to 100 km/h.   And wow, was it windy last night!   Pip was so scared of the noise that she slept up on our bed between us for safety.  Monty slept down the side of our bed and the wind howled all night long.

This morning only a few things have blown around outside,  and apart from 1 fig tree which has blown over, I can't see any other damage.   But there is dust and grit all over the table  and chairs on  the terrace  and the pista looks like it's been sandblasted clean!

As I write this, it's still windy although not as bad as last night.  But maybe it sounds worse when it's dark.