Somebody else's wind

On the cusp of the Winter Solstice for 2023, we're hunkered down whilst a severe gale rips through the north of Scotland. As Highland & Islands Weather put it on their Facebook page recently:

"**WIND WARNING**

No, granny hasn't been on the sprouts already...but it's the storm with no name as it's only really affecting northern Scotland and only sheep and coos live here and the odd haggis

A deep area of low pressure passing to our north will bring a swathe of gale or severe gale NW winds west to east on Thursday morning, clearing the far NE and Northern Isles through the afternoon.

Gusts in excess of 75mph for coasts, Isles and exposed spots."

And also:

"Thursday's storm with no name is now named Storm Pia by the Danish Meteorological Institute."

So at least we're on someone's radar, even if it's not that of the UK's Met Office.

I haven't posted anything for a while and also I am unlikely to have the opportunity to photograph anything tomorrow, so here are some solsticial photos from previous years...

2018, from "Big Red down"

Also 2018, the following morning, from "Annual pilgrimage"

2019, from "Sun, sea and sad"

2021, from "Zen weather"

2022, from "The Week before Christmas"

Here's looking forward to Dies Natalis Invicti Solis and, despite all indications to the contrary, peace on Earth.

With apologies, I seem to have lost all control of my font sizes.