Another Change in the Weather

After reporting that Spring seemed to have already arrived, last night we had our largest storm since we arrived in July last year. The wind gusted and howled throughout the night, blowing down the laundry and ashtrays perched on the side of our balcony. The rain soon followed and by 2am the electricity supply was down. We are used to fairly regular power cuts (almost a daily experience during the monsoon), but they rarely last more than 3 hours. On this occasion however it was down for over 12 hours! The temperature plummeted, and villagers were doubly wrapped up, most especially the Kashmiris in their cool cloaks. As the clouds began to clear, the snowline had come down by another 1000 feet, but the largest peaks remain obscured by clouds.