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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11.09.2025 Give me sunshine.

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  Thursday 11th 53F/11.7C. Bright morning followed by more rain after lunch. The overnight mist has mostly lifted.  Both rain gauges are showing just under 20mm. Hardly surprising with several roaring downpours. They had flooding from the heavy rain in Germany yesterday. Germany is spread out just to the south of Denmark. For those who are geographically challenged.

 Up at 6.30 after a very disturbed night. No nap and only a small glass of apple juice with dinner just before 7pm. I should have slept well but lost count of the number of trips to the fire bucket. 

 I don't feel up to going to cooking class today. I have been having slight headaches and dizziness for a couple of days. Probably from spending too much time on the computer.

 The day was spent/wasted on the computer. Depending on your point of view. I was mostly watching serious videos and blogging. So I could claim I was doing my homework. 

 I have regained my enthusiasm for solar astronomy and imaging. So I have a lot to catch up on. New techniques and equipment. To build a whole new photographic system. One which I can manage unaided by ropes and pulleys. It must be lightweight enough to allow me to carry it all. Out into the sunshine. Rather than remaining ready for use in my [now demolished] observatory. 

 I had an afternoon nap. To stop myself from dozing off while seated. 

 Dinner was poached eggs on toast. 

  

  

 

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10.09.2025 Nowt special.

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  Wednesday 10th 61F/16C [8.00] Uniformly grey. With rain on the way. Possibly heavy with thunder.

 Up at 7.15 after dozing for hours. A much quieter night but with weird dreams. 

 My back and wrist are still hurting. Walking doesn't help the wrist. No problem lifting the milk carton this morning. I ought to go for my walk before the rain starts.

 The neighbour's cat is sitting on the temporary wall of foundation blocks. He walks back and forth to his own house hour after hour. Walking miles or kilometers every day and night. 300m round trip. Again and again. He triggers the smart cameras.

 Talking of walking: I have worn the soles of my Sorel, lightweight walking boots smooth. 

 8.45 I only walked a couple of hundred meters along the road today. Just far enough for my back pain to subside. 

 The cat was chomping on a mouse in the drive. Bon appétit! The Danes say "Velbekomme." I had better stick to Danish. In case the cat gets confused. We wouldn't want that, would we?

 10.30  Stair rods! Tipping down! Cloudburst. Pick one. Or all of them!

 There were further cloudbursts throughout the day and evening. 

 I spent the day on the computer. Lazy git!  

 Dinner was a salmon pasty, pasta, peas, and tinned tomatoes. 

 

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