7.03.2026 Another 25km.

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  Saturday 7th 42F/5.6C [9.00] Overcast and expected to remain cloudy. Rain possible this afternoon. 63F/17C in the room. 52F/11C in the greenhouse. 

 A quiet night leading to dozing and clock watching. One minute it was 6am and then next it was nearly 8.00. The fish start dashing about in their pond as soon as they hear me making breakfast. Which is at odds with their torpor while it was cold. 

 I fancy my Saturday ride to the next village. Only about 24km round trip. There is a charity shop open today. Though I have no idea why I keep going there. I am trying to downsize. Not add to the burden! 

 10.10 Back from my walk. Cool and grey though I needed no gloves. There was a a brief brightening from behind the clouds. A few, occasionally noisy gulls out on the prairie. I'll have morning coffee and then go for a ride. 

 13.00 Back from a 25km ride to the shops. Grey and damp. It felt cool but not cold. It rained quite hard for the first ten minutes but stopped by the time I reached the nearest village. By which time my trousers were dark with wet. Puddles forming in the folds of my Endura jacket. I continued and soon dried out. Winds light. Turbines standing still. 

 17.00 48F/9C. I lit the stove mid afternoon. The lack of sunshine did not provide any free warmth indoors. It was only 63F/17C indoors but felt colder. Already 70F/21C.

 Dinner was mackerel in tomato sauce on toast with halved tomatoes. 

  

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