12.09.2025 Just a quick trim.

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  Friday 12th 55F/12.8C [8.00] A cloudy morning with sunny periods. Will be followed by potentially heavy rain this afternoon. Aided and abetted by a gusty wind.

 Up at 6.15 after a mixed night. One minute I was clock watching at 5am and wondering whether to get up. The next it had gone six. 

 No walk again today. I have an appointment at the dentist at 10am. In the next shopping village to the north. If I go early I can shop beforehand. Get back early. 

 In case the parcel delivery service gets its act together. They sent me notification of delivery yesterday. It is still showing in my emails and on my phone. Despite the parcels still sitting in their German facility after 24 hours. 

 Now the parcels are in Denmark. Having arrived at midnight at their local sorting facility. I am still awaiting an update for delivery today. No delivery at the weekends. Will they? Won't they? I had better stop waffling and have my shower.

 10.40 Back from my short trip in the car. A lady said nice things about the Morris. I bought another plant. Indoor this time. Variegated lanceolate leaves. Dieffenbachia. 

 Those working on the district heating expansion had left up an old, detour sign on a mini roundabout. Placed there weeks ago when the main road surface was being relaid. Now sending hundreds of cars through a new housing estate at low speed. With multiple ramps and humps. Then exit out of a difficult junction. Down a steep hill. To find the road is completely dug up. A vast hole blocking their exit. Though no sign of any workers.

 Which means the drivers now have to reverse uphill. Back into the turning for a small industrial estate. Just to be able to turn around. Then retrace their steps [slowly] back to the main road. Where the traffic is moving normally. Without hindrance from any roadworks. I guarantee this detour sign will be remain forgotten for the entire weekend. Possibly for weeks more. Sending yet more traffic on a fool's errand. 

 11.10 A tractor is trimming the outside of the neighbour's trees. Where they run along the back field. It sounds like a large, circular saw and is absolutely deafening! 

 12.15 A roaring downpour and a loud clap of thunder!  

 12.25  Still tipping down. Increasing constantly. It continued to shower heavily on and off until the evening. 

 Dinner was a fry-up of chicken, mushrooms, tomatoes and an egg. Helped down with a buttered bread roll. No drink at all tonight. 

 I went out to lock up and a bat was circling. 

 

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