When I first got to Ireland, I noticed that it does not rain as often as portrayed in media, I also noticed that is was not as cloudy as often as I expected from the stories I had heard. I did wonder how ever it that had to do with the seasons and time of year. It seems that might be the case. As we get further into fall, there have been more cloudy days where the sun does not show at all. Personally, I do not mind this, I love fall days where the air is cool, and when the sun is not incredibly hot.
I had expected there to be a lot more rain than there has been. I thought maybe it might rain every single day, but this is not the case. With that said, something I did not expect were storms. Storm Amy passed over Ireland, Scotland, England and Whales this past weekend. I have experience blizzard conditions in Colorado and Wyoming in the US, but I cannot recall a moment where a rainstorm acts as if it was a blizzard. This storm had such strong winds that there were moments where the rain fell sideways.
Since the storm though, it has felt more like autumn. There are leaves all over the ground from the storm and they continue to fall. The trees continue to change color, a little faster now. The weather is cooler. I do not know if the storm had something to do with the trees changing color and dropping their leaves, or if it was just timing. Before the storm it seemed to me that the trees were taking a little while to change color but now, they are starting to rapidly change and drop their leaves. There are trees that are still green and others that are red, orange, and yellow. It is beautiful.
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