Dank and dreary with another extremely high tide for the first quarter of the lunar cycle. Lichens on trees were loving the respite from drought. But power poles were catching fire in the rain!
“'Pole fires' sparked by salt and rain are causing power outages across Hampton Roads" "It sometimes happens this time of year when the skies have been dry for a
while, when enough wind blows salt from the ocean and when, at last, a
light rain falls, said Dominion Energy spokeswoman Bonita Billingsley
Harris. Dirt on the poles and lines also contributes." I saw at least two of them, not on fire, but being repaired.
It never rained very hard, but it added up to a good soaking, badly needed. By night the rain had mostly become mist. On the way into Norfolk, I saw a few crows battling the wind to get to their rendezvous where the highways cross.
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