Weathering storms

Feeling a bit battered by the weather today. It seems to be happening more and more often. Last winter it was snow; this year we get wind: gale after gale, and each one worse than the last. Yesterday's was the most dramatic yet. When the gusts slammed into my solid stone Victorian tenement I could feel the building move. Trees blown over; chimney pots and church crosses crashing off roofs; flying bins; power lines down; roads and railways blocked; bridges closed.

This was my car yesterday after being hit by a mysterious storm-related object (a falling slate? a flying bin?). But I'm feeling lucky: it could have looked a whole lot worse. And these are some of the sights I saw walking into work today: