Storm Warning?

In my opinion, storms are best appreciated from behind closed curtains, when I’m curled up with a good book. If a roaring fire can be arranged, so much the better.

Nevertheless, there’s something thrilling and energising about the power and drama of a storm, whether it’s by being hurled sideways by a potent and tyrannical wind; half-drowned by an unrelenting downpour; or by experiencing ocean waves careening coastwards. Unless you’re on board a ship, as I once was, enduring a six hour crossing that should have taken an hour and a half. That was NOT thrilling at all.

But because of my preference outlined above, I can only offer pictures of the precursors to, or aftermaths of storms. Oh, and a few rainstorms.

Just a few rainy images in monochrome: two are naturally (almost) monochrome – that’s rain for you. The other one is processed from colour.

And here’s more aftermath: flooded fields near York, spotted from a train window: and trees at Studley Royal, broken by Storm Otto in 2023.

And, just as my header photo celebrates a storm about to arrive, my final photo shows its aftermath, and the promise of finer weather ahead.

‘Stormy’ is Beth of Wandering Dawgs’ first challenge as a member of the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge team. Welcome Beth!

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Author: margaret21

I'm retired and live in North Yorkshire, where I walk , write, volunteer and travel as often as I can.

61 thoughts on “Storm Warning?”

      1. We felt a few drops when walking this morning and yesterday, while driving home, it was as if someone had chucked a half-filled cup of water across the windscreen and that was it.

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  6. Love the header photo with its dramatic color and the windshield photo, which reminds me of an impressionist painting. Will be wishing for some rain next week when the temps reach for 100 degrees in South Carolina, but we were lucky to have a cool and wet spring, so grateful for that.

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  8. Margaret, thank you so much for participating the stormy challenge. I enjoyed all of your images. Your header image of the dark clouds over the yellow field is stunning. I also like the one of the red car through the windshield.

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  10. I agree about staying safe and warm inside, but there are great photo opps when we do brave the bad weather. I love your header and that car in the rain, but most of all I love that closing panorama!

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  15. I know. I won’t be out in a storm taking pictures either, but I HAVE been known to duck out of the house for a moment just at the beginning. And plenty of times I’ve pulled over when I’m out driving and grabbed a shot of some stunning clouds. I like your rain on the windshield shot!

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  17. Great photos. I am with Dawn, I like the image you captured through the windscreen. I love watching storms and storm clouds, actually I am fascinated by them. The dogs don’t though, large peels of thunder frighten them and they want to hide. We get some serious storms that pass through here and our lake house in just about every season except winter – January and February are usually calm with a snowstorm or ice storm. March and April are very unpredictable. Stay safe inside. Have wonderful Sunday when you’ll be reading this.

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    1. Thanks Clay. When I was a child, I was just like your dogs, but now they are ideed fascinating. From indoors. Happy – what? End of Sunday? to you too!

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      1. It’s summer break and Mondays aren’t the Mondays of what I am going to do, I did nothing this weekend to be ready for Monday? Or the coming week. But I do need to be productive and focused with my time. It moves so quickly. Stay well and curious.

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  22. I love the feature image of the storm approaching. I see that sort of scene A Lot! I often think I should get out in the winter storms and photograph the wild seas, but then I think it’s pretty stupid to go out in a storm just to photograph wild seas and anyway my camera is not waterproof.

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