28.06.2025 28km in a gale.

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 Saturday 28th 63F/17C [7.55] Bright but expected to be rather cloudy all day.

 Up at 7.15 after a quiet night and dozing off again earlier.

 I'll have a ride to the next village for the Saturday flea market. They have other supermarkets there as well.

 11.00 Back from a 28km ride in a gale. Mostly sunshine. I caught up with my shopping.

 The afternoon became cloudy and remained so. I added some Azolla floating plants from the outside pond to the inside pond. I collected them first in a stainless steel strainer. Then flushed them well with a powerful shower spray of cold water. After which I carefully checked the contents of the strainer with a magnifying glass. 

  The tiny leaves of the Azolla are a fraction of the size of the Salvinia. Which I added yesterday. Both plants float on the water surface. With bare roots hanging down below to take up nutrients. The Azolla [arrowed] has spread evenly over the water surface of the pond. While the Salvinia seems to clump together.

 Dinner was three poached eggs on toast. I had eggs which were ta fortnight past their Best By date. They had been in the fridge all the time. I managed to overcook them. So they weren't quite runny. One broke as I tried to separate them in the saucepan. So I gave them an extra minute they didn't need. It rained while I was in the kitchen.

 

 

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