Fine summer morning by Phil Gayton, on Flickr
This morning
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Fine summer morning by Phil Gayton, on Flickr
Postcard material by Phil Gayton, on Flickr
Quite a cloudy morning, with the sun occasionally breaking through. The quality of the light seemed to me more like late afternoon than morning when I took this, especially that reflected from the river.
Dark clouds were building behind me to the west, and we are forecast rain around midday.
Silver ripples by Phil Gayton, on Flickr
Dark clouds were building behind me to the west, and we are forecast rain around midday.
Silver ripples by Phil Gayton, on Flickr
There's wet and windy weather forecast for the end of the week, but at the moment things are still very pleasant.
High summer by Phil Gayton, on Flickr
High summer by Phil Gayton, on Flickr
Not sunny this morning. We are forecast heavy rain this evening and tomorrow, and high winds on Saturday before the weather clears again. Within an hour of taking this there was a light but persistent drizzle.
Change gonna come by Phil Gayton, on Flickr
Change gonna come by Phil Gayton, on Flickr
I stayed dry for my walk to work, but the clouds were building, as was the wind. The wettest weather is forecast for the afternoon, with the wind continuing to build all day and into tomorrow.
Not so bright by Phil Gayton, on Flickr
Not so bright by Phil Gayton, on Flickr
House martins nesting in the lower trunk of this populus nigra on Vire Island prompted investigation which proved the extent of the rot, so it had to come down for safety reasons. With the unseasonable winds arriving today and tomorrow it may well have been felled just in time, too.
Black day for a black poplar by Phil Gayton, on Flickr
Black day for a black poplar by Phil Gayton, on Flickr
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Went to the hospital to have the plaster cast removed from my arm this morning; another six to eight weeks until my left wrist is fully functional again (and a few hours later it is really aching). At least I have more freedom of movement.
These trains are having a second life: they were once the mainstay of inter-city traffic all over the country, but our local stock have recently been reduced to four carriages, refurbished, and allocated to local services which will keep them operational for a few years more: not bad for a class introduced over 37 years ago.
Repurposed for regional routes by Phil Gayton, on Flickr
These trains are having a second life: they were once the mainstay of inter-city traffic all over the country, but our local stock have recently been reduced to four carriages, refurbished, and allocated to local services which will keep them operational for a few years more: not bad for a class introduced over 37 years ago.
Repurposed for regional routes by Phil Gayton, on Flickr
As I stepped from the train in Totnes on my return the heavens opened. By the time I had reached this spot just outside the office it had practically stopped raining.
Showery noon by Phil Gayton, on Flickr
Showery noon by Phil Gayton, on Flickr
Went to the hospital to have the plaster cast removed from my arm this morning; another six to eight weeks until my left wrist is fully functional again (and a few hours later it is really aching). At least I have more freedom of movement.
Hope you're feeling better soon. Did they give you exercises to strengthen the wrist again?
Hope you're feeling better soon. Did they give you exercises to strengthen the wrist again?
The forecast was 90% chance of heavy rain during my walk to work. I checked outside before I left home and there was a light rain, so I put on my waterproofs: it stopped as I walked out the door and didn't really start again until I got to work. Still, better to be prepared than caught out, eh?
Peaceful path to a place of quiet contemplation by Phil Gayton, on Flickr
Peaceful path to a place of quiet contemplation by Phil Gayton, on Flickr
Dull over The Dart by Phil Gayton, on Flickr
I wasn't sure what these were so asked around on facebook. The general consensus is that they are acorns from some Asian species of oak.
Ring cup acorns by Phil Gayton, on Flickr
Ring cup acorns by Phil Gayton, on Flickr