After a dry time...

 Goodness we have had some wet and windy weather recently.

I hope that everyone is looking forward to getting out and about on Monday 17th May.

What a weird time we are living in.

Blue skies, nothing but blue skies...

 I have not read any reports of hosepipe bans but we have had a dry time recently.

Bit cold for sitting out some days and a bit windy but when it has been good, it has been great to sit out and watch Spring emerging, lots of bluebells everywhere.

I know some people like the changing weather but I would be happy that the plants get watered from the ground and we didn't have clouds and rain. And in particular whilst a gentle breeze may be welcome on hot days, I hate strong winds.

Opening up

Is anyone else going out and about?

I had to go to Southmead hospital for an appointment and we decided to go in to Bristol and look around the shops beforehand.

It was busy and a huge queue went around Primark, which seemed bonkers. Though it is school holidays so I guess it was youngsters shoppoing with their friends. What a strange time to be a teenager.

It was depressing to see quite a few shops now permanently closed though and some of those that were open didn't have full shelves presumably because they are unsure when they will close again.

All fools day.

 Has anyone heard that the Covid virus has been a year log April fools joke? I wish it was.

Whatever will future generations make of this time of ours? Covid/BLM activists/Extinction Rebellion nutters etc. will surely be something that is part of the school curriculum in years to come.

Blooming lovely

 Plenty of daffodils coming up, some snowdrops too all making the garden a bit cheery.

I have some perennial plants that I have overwintered and will be ready to plant out now. I have also had some success with some cuttings that I did which are beginning to show leaves.

Hardly any success with green bean seeds though. Last year every seed that I planted grew very well, but this year, four out of twenty four in the tray have managed to grow and not very healthy either. Not sure why.

A year ago..

 Amazingly today marks the day since we last physically met as a group.

It was a cold, overcast and rainy day and we were not in our usual room but instead met in the main hall huddled close to the heater.

To mark the day we had a Zoom meeting, I wonder when we will actually meet up again?

Still here

 Well, I had the vaccination - in my case the AstraZeneca.

I had a slight ache at the top of my arm for a day and nothing else. I am not sure if that means that if I had got Covid then I wouldn't have had much reaction anyway.

Goodness there is a lot of noise about this virus and vaccinations. My take on it is the NHS have saved my life and continue to monitor and care for me so I think it is right to do as they ask. Not without question but where I consider it is best.

I hope that everyone is keeping well.