Still wet - worse elsewhere - forecast bad

This campion which grows in the hedgerow at the side of the drive is a unique and striking colour.

This is my best effort and started off RAW and finished as a TIFF, and it still isn't 100% accurate. I must consult Reg and WOW. One of whom I suspect is 'Annonymous' who left yesterday's 'comment' recommending a subject for a monthly competition.

I shall make enquiries !

Picture 2 is the Loosestrife which grows on the opposite side of the drive. Yellows just don't seem to be a problem.

We have had a quiet day; a little Lidl and Morrisons and then I griddled sirloin steak with sautéed potatoes and courgettes (just happened to have some cold jersey royals in the fridge) with a large mushroom each and steamed sugar-snaps and fine beans. Followed by sticky toffee pudding and custard. Then a kip.

I'm determined on a short blog this evening because we have a National Trust DVD to watch. We haven't been able to get our DVD player to work recently, just getting a blank screen filled with snow.

But, and this is hard to believe, Millicent (just over 2) had a fancy to watch a Thomas the Tank Engine DVD so she went and selected the one she wanted, put it in the appropriate letter-box, picked up the correct remote control and pressed the right buttons. And 'geronimo' the DVD player works. As she can't talk yet she couldn't actually explain to us her modus operandi but the thing now works which is what matters.

Eventually the weather will improve. I know the English are famous for talking about the weather all the time. But it is so interesting n'est ce pas?. If you live in Tuscany and it's sunny and warm most days, what is there to discuss?

Coffee, then Radio, then Catch you tomorrow, even if we have to man the boats.