Sunny
R and I played a blinder this morning. We’d been thinking of an early walk at Charlecote, but the estate flooded very badly a week ago and much of it is still closed for recovery, so we had to change … Continued
Brown-water rafting
Most of England has suffered far less from Storm Babet than Scotland has, but even in the Midlands we had very heavy rain overnight, and woke to flash flooding this morning. Living in a valley as we do, it was … Continued
Too much lens
I had to go to Stratford this morning, to collect a book I’d ordered for the Boy Wonder. I hadn’t asked for rain, or expected it given that the forecast merely threatened cloud, but as I arrived it began to … Continued
Inchrested
Another supermarket delivery fail had me back in Stratford this morning, where despite the sunshine there were no Migrant Hawkers out because it was only 10°C. This is far closer to the seasonal average for mid-October, but still a bit … Continued
Changeover day
This morning at Lucy’s Mill, while photographing Migrant Hawkers, I was moaning at some innocent civilians about the lack of tufted ducks in Stratford, and blaming the unseasonably warm weather for causing them to delay their southward migration. Then I … Continued
First winter
R and I had booked a block of time this afternoon to check each other’s tax returns before submitting them. It was also forecast to rain later in the day. These two facts were depressing enough for us to feel … Continued
Autumn romance
We have the family coming this weekend, and not wanting to rely on tomorrow’s supermarket delivery for anything vital to the meal plan, this morning R and I took ourselves and a lengthy shopping list to Stratford. I spotted these … Continued
