3.10.2025 Shut that door!

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  Friday 3rd 43F/6C. A sunny day is forecast. Increasingly windy. Leading to a storm tomorrow. With heavy rain and high winds. It felt much colder in the greenhouse this morning. As I fed the fish their breakfast. 64F/17.8C indoors after the stove was lit yesterday evening. Two logs brought it up to 66F from 63F.

 Up at 7am after a quiet night and dozing.  

 8.00 Getting ready for my walk. 

 8.50 Back again. I met two neighbours. The relatively new one has a gorgeous, giant, black boxer! I took lots of pictures of the landscape. In the golden, grazing light of the autumn sunshine. Countless hundreds of small birds were foraging on the set-aside sunflowers. They were lifting in repeated clouds and rushing for the trees as I approached along the verge. Lots more 7-axle, tipper trucks passed by. Going in both directions. I wonder where they are heading? I mean those driving towards the village. Landfill? Leveling fields? 

 The apple and pair trees are laden with colourful fruit. Even the pears are red. I used to clip the trees at a useful height but not for years now. Being ignored seems not to have reduced their ability to produce fruit. Perhaps they're working class trees?

 11.30 Back from shopping. I bought a purple Cordyline plant. Young plants can be kept indoors apparently. I was going to add it to the outdoor collection. However, they like warmth, sunshine and don't like wet feet or frosts. So we'll see how it does indoors. No sign of any tipper trucks in the main shopping street. 

 I had to move the kitchen furniture. To be able to close the kitchen door again. Summer is over and the available warmth must be contained. I enjoyed having the doors out of the way. This probably means I'll have to get the storage heaters out. 

 Dinner was fish fingers and chips. With a side dish of baked beans. Well, a side plate, but let's not be picky.

 

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