Storm Force.

As I became more conscious first thing this morning I became more aware of the wind screaming supersonically through the windows. That was the first indication of more storms lashing the country.

The second indication came when I blearily wandered into the kitchen, stopping to survey the view through the window as I reached for the kettle. It took a few seconds to register that the skyline had subtly altered; the great tree that dominated the middle-ground of our Leith panorama had gone. On later investigation, I found that the gales had uprooted it, narrowly missing cars parked in the lane.