2.09.2025 Heron? What heron?

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  Tuesday 2nd 58F/14.4C [7.30] Bright, but the views are softened by mist. A cloudy morning but sunny afternoon. Ending with potentially heavy rain and wind in the late afternoon. 

 Up at 6.10 after a very quiet night. Woke at 5am and dozed. The lack of evening coffee and afternoon naps seems to be working. I just have a glass of organic apple juice after dinner. Stay in bed once I wake up. This avoids the sleep deficit. Which would make me want a nap later.

 7.50 Time for a walk. 

 8.30 Back from my walk. The overnight rain had left everything wet. A large, grey heron circled and landed on my neighbours' roof. Probably interested in their pond full of very large fish. I was almost hidden by the hedge until I drew too near for its nerves. The sun came out at intervals as the thin mist steadily lifted. I was much too warm in my jacket. Taking it off at the turn to face and enjoy the light breeze. The builders have a newly emptied container. Parked well out of my way.

 11.30 Back from the shops. There was far too much to fetch to go on the bike. 

  12.00 70F/21C. Bright sunshine with smudgy, high cloud. The greenhouse was showing 92F/33C when I came home. I opened one half of one end door and it quickly dropped to 82F/28C. Four greenhouse skylights open. Including overnight. The room temperature has been hovering comfortably between 70 and 71F for ages. [21-22C] 

 15.30 A sudden cloudburst! A narrow bank of thundery rain is moving up form the SW. It made me realise I had left the car windows open to let the heat out. I put on an anorak and dashed out to close them. I sat straight in a puddle on the driver's seat to reach the far window. Trousers already wet in the two seconds it took to reach the car and race back. Stop sniggering at the back! 15 minutes later and it is still tipping down and the Hall's greenhouse is a sieve! 

 16.00 Occasional thunder, lightning and another massive downpour. I wouldn't mind if it cleaned the greenhouse glass but it doesn't. It is so heavy it is ignoring the silly little gutter. Pouring right over it like a waterfall. It stopped eventually as the band of thundery rain passed over.

 Dinner was fish fingers and chips. Followed by a small glass of milk. 

 

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