31 Jul 2026

31.07.2026 Putting a cap on it.

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  Friday 31st 58F/14C [7.30] Bright but cloudy start becoming cloudier with rain this afternoon. Light NW winds increasing slightly. Possible cloudbursts and fierce gusts this evening. 23C/73F in the room.14,4C/54F in the greenhouse.

 Up at 6.30 after a fairly quiet night. Feeling slightly dizzy.

 It must have rained in the night. No need to water the plants. 

 I drove into the village to collect more tablets and to shop. 

 12.00 It is already starting to rain. I have fitted a 20cm cap on the post holding the newest security camera. It will keep the worst of the weather off the cable connectors. The cap is a round, brown, aluminium, baking tray and cost me 22kr (£2.50?] in a charity shop. I drilled a hole in the middle and simply screwed it down on top of the post. Safely covering the cabling.

 The afternoon was wasted on YouTube. 

 Dinner was a salad. I had forgotten to buy more tinned tuna. So had to use the mackerel in tomato sauce. The first time eaten cold. I am not sure I liked it but there was nothing else in the larder.

 

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30 Jul 2026

30.07.2026 Wasted.


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  Thursday 30th 77F/25C [9.15] A long, hot, sunny day is promised. Peaking at 31C/88F.  It is 23C/73F in the room. 26C/79F in the fully open greenhouse.

 Up at 7.45. I woke earlier and drifted. My back is aching from yesterday's 63km ride.

 I had better water the outdoor plants! Done.

 With my back hurting all day I wasted it on the computer watching YT videos. 

 18.00 28C/82F.  I just went back out and watered the plants again. The image shows Hydrangea macrophylla "Eclipse." One of my dark leaved plants. The blooms are just starting to go over. It has been in full sun. I moved it into the shade to take a picture.

 The hottest temperature in Denmark today was recorded about 30km to our west at 34C/93F. I only saw 85F/30C on my trusty digital thermometer. Though I wasn't monitoring it. My relatively new "wireless" digital thermometer is still reading 85F/30C now. 

 It became overcast  and breezy before long. 

 Dinner was a salmon pasty, peas and pasta. 

 I washed up while it cooked. 

 


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29 Jul 2026

29.07.2026 63km.

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  Wednesday 29th 67F/19.5C [8.40] Overcast leading to sunshine and a 28C/82F afternoon. Breezy from the south.  21C/70F in the room. 20.5C/71F in the greenhouse. I'll have to open it up again. I had to close the doors and skylights. As it was cool and rather windy.

 Up at 8.00! I woke briefly at 6 & 7am after an unusually quiet night. 

 I extracted the clear, plastic roofing sheets from the Morris last night. It was quite a struggle but easier handled singly. By rolling each sheet into a cylinder. Their individual weight became of no consequence.

 I had better water the outdoor plants. And have. The temperature in the greenhouse is rocketing. Already 23C/73F and the sun has hardly reached it. Due to the towering hedges next door.

 Just had my morning chat. Proof of intelligent life. That sort of thing. 

 Where can I go on my e-bike?

 I'll explore progress on the new railway route nearer Odense. There are some beautiful, rural lanes to reach that area. I have the second battery on charge while I prepare. It is getting quite breezy.

 14.45 82F/28C. 63km Bright sunshine, but windy, all morning. I zigzagged between minor roads crossed by the new railway. Several lanes were blocked. As work continues.

 I had taken my lunch rolls with me. Plus some sub-micro, Corny bars and miniature, orange juice cartons. For which I stopped at 13.30 and 14.00. I should have stopped to eat earlier. 

 There was a tiring headwind all the way back. So I cut across country. Rather than doubling back over my earlier route. I had turned back at 40km at Elmelundsvej, near Sanderum. On the edge of Odense. 

 It would have been too tiring to duplicate my route to get back. Which proved to be sensible. Because I was getting increasingly tired on the way home. 

 I was falling asleep at the computer. So I went to bed for a half hour, timed nap. The greenhouse is over 30C/86F. Though with a through breeze.

 I had to go shopping. The bread rolls had gone green in the bag. I think some idiot had been handling them in the factory. The green marks were the size of fingerprints. The mold goes right through the bread. Even if little is visible outside.

 I'll have tuna on two fresh rolls for dinner. After having a huge dinner yesterday. 

 

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