I am increasingly convinced that life is a series of events wherein you are only happy thinking about being in some other state. Okay, that might be over-simplifying it. Or exaggerating. It has been known for that to happen.
I get a little taste today of our future life.
19 is in Spain for a music festival, fortunate boy, leaving us in soggy Blighty to enjoy the sun and music.
17 has headed to the English south coast to a university open day with 22′s girlfriend. I fear the weather most likely will not be any kinder for them than it is for us in South Wales.
22 has gone for a few days to stay with his granddad while his grandma heads up to Scotland for her brother’s funeral. He is about a five-minute walk from us so he has hardly gone far.
That does leave Hub, 13 and I alone in the house. Or rather it leaves me alone in the house today while Hub works and 13 goes to school. I have attempted to venture forth with the camera, I didn’t get far, so it has to be more iPhone pics.
The colour has finally arrived on the hydrangea, which is most surprising as it feels like the depths of Winter.
I was about to think of trying to sally forth again when the weather turned from this:
to this:
UGH.
Where is our summer? People of Britain, what are we going to do about this?
Complain pointlessly, I suppose.
Actually this last one more or less captures how I felt on Monday evening. I left work at 2.30 p.m. thinking I only had to work to the same time this coming Thursday (tomorrow) for my short week, only to hear Hub speaking to his father on the ‘phone in the evening telling him he would be down to visit on Thursday evening while I was at work. Have to work a full day, how awful!
Yes, I know. Shush.
Let’s make the most of the last couple of hours before 13 gets home and the whole cycle begins again.
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Janet Isserlis - these colours are so lovely. thank you for them. wish there was actual warm to go with their warmth
xo
Catherine - As ever your pictures are so simple and pure but so truly evocative.You have such a wonderful eye and creative spirit.
keep your chin up ….the weather has to improve SOMETIME!!
Penbleth - Thanks Janet. I think the whole of Britain is pining for some warmth by this stage.
Penbleth - Thank you Catherine, that means so much. A few days of sun to break out the big girl camera would be awfully nice though. I think we have all had enough of this rain.
Dawn Tucker - The colours you get in the photos are really lovely, even in the wet photo – see, there is some blue sky up there!
Hope you enjoyed your few hours of peace and quiet in the house on your own.
Penbleth - Thanks Dawn. Remember, everything is fake, some of these have been through three different iPhone photo apps. It has been an odd day, blue skies one minute , heavy rain the next, April showers in July. I did enjoy the time to myself, it’s nice to feel you have the house to yourself for a while, nice to know people will be coming home afterwards as well.