The dark ages may return...

before we get hit with another like last evening, spent almost 4 hrs 'romantically' and precariously with candlelight, which, naturally, was not strong enough to read a book in small print.

So really rushed this morning to finish it before we head back (and the sky is darkening a bit already) to the times before electricity.

And hand held fans, and candles and battery (thank goodness for THAT invention) operated radio.
Which, being honest, was the one beautiful thing last evening.. being able to listen to a Bruckner piece (Partial Final movement of apocalyptic sounds)

followed by - what else in this, his anniversary year - Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)!

Painting of an older Chopin by Delacroix.

Horowitz plays Raindrop prelude by Chopin.

You think "Candles= Romance" - well think again!
Carrying a lit candle to the bathroom to brush teeth by, and perform other ablutions?
Waving a large flashlight (Battery powered-thank God) to light up each row of words just to finish a book?
One's eyes tire rather easily that way!

And it was waayyy too early to hit pillows. So what else to do?

Getting ready to what ever needs done by flickering candle - careful not to extinguish the puny source of light, after all who wants to trip over the, all of a sudden so mysterious,

things that make one go 'thunk' in the dark ;-)!

Hail, wind and heavy rains battered windows and 'drumrolled' on the patio table - not at all that romantic :-D!