Sunday 21.8.2016

A misty moisty morning gave way...stealthily...to a warm afternoon and a perfect summer evening....and it was all about the light.



Autumn was knocked back into its box for a little while longer.

Friday 19.08.2016

Three walks on three successive days but at least two seasons. Yesterday and Wednesday full on summer:clear sky, light and shade, hot and panting dogs despite the good strong drying wind.

Today the wind was still blowing, rippling the barley, but it was grey and colder and there were definite suggestions of a change......

Brrrr.......

Sunday 14.8.2016

Perfect summer`s evening segued into even better summer night. Golden barley, golden moon: in fact a harvest moon and swallows gathering on the telephone wires all day can only mean one thing. Just rehearsing for now hopefully.

On my way to bed when realised tennis was on but it`s too nailbiting........yup, two second set points saved...can`t stand the excitement...goodnight....

Friday 12.08.2016

Just been out to have a last look at the world and it`s one of those nights...a golden demi-moon hanging in the southern sky lighting up the herringbone clouds spreading overhead and.....stars!...always a slightly startling sight as there are so few visible during the long summer nights so it`s one of the first signs of the shortening days. Still, peaceful and quite magical out there - a night for hearing the singing of the spheres. :)

Friday 12.08.2016

An odd sort of a day weather wise: cloudy and grey, close and heavy atmosphere lifted every now and again by a breeze that shook the trees in the woods. Been a while since we were in the woods too: a wonderful jumble of grasses and flowers, the early spring growth on the trees turning darker and the freshly cut paths giving off that heady scent of mown grass.

Better weather anyway than the days we spent in Yorkshire a couple of weeks ago - stunning countryside of course......




...not to mention some impressive building.....

but wet, wet, dreich and wet. Didn`t spoil the trip though, made a good break despite subsequent car related adventures and can`t recommend highly enough Ingleton Youth Hostel, the Tandoori Restaurant just down the road, the Wheatsheaf Hotel (good beer and chips) and the Inglesport Cafe (good breakfast and wi-fi!).

Back to work, putting in the hours before the one and only festival this year :( but there`s always walks....oh, and swimming. Started swimming again. Should have done it ages ago!!