I have to say that after yesterday, today seems rather disappointing. The latest revision has changed the last hour to feature sunshine to 10am. After that it will be dull, but at least the temperature should reach 17° C again. It is worth noting that the ever optimistic BBC weather forecast says only 3, 4, and 5pm won't feature at least sunny spells !  Tomorrow will feature an hour or two of rain in the middle of a long dull spell. There may be some sunny spells in the evening. Once again the temperature should reach 17° C, although it may be late in the day. Funnily enough, both forecasters broadly agree on tomorrow's weather.
 
   Yesterday turned out to be a fairly busy day. The one thing I was definitely going to do was the one thing I didn't do. I did get to the Pharmacy, as intended, but I found they have changed their opening hours, and only open for a few hours on a Saturday morning. I got there at (I think) 11:20am, and they had been closed for 20 minutes. The rest of yesterday, with quite a few pictures to illustrate the day, plus, as usual, my night, and my deliberations this morning, is all described in my complete archived page for today.

  Both the BBC and the Met Office say this morning should feature full sunshine, but it is too cloudy for any sunshine right now. Three quadrants of the sky are mostly blue, but the last quarter, the east, where the sun should be is covered by lots of cloud. It is light coloured cloud, and it will probably disperse, but for now it is all a big disappointment. Even if we do get the promised full sunshine for a lot of the afternoon, the temperature today is only expected to rise to 17° C. Tomorrow is currently shown to feature a full covering of white cloud for the whole day, but the temperature should still reach 17° C.
 
   The motif for almost the whole of yesterday was fasting. It was a day with no great distraction, and that should have made fasting very difficult, but somehow it wasn't far off being easy. I probably ought to do it a lot more. I might even half doing it today ! You can read how the day went, and the few things I did to help pass the time, in my complete archived page for today which also covers my night and the start of this morning.

  Contrary to what the forecast seems to suggest, it is fairly bright at the moment, and from time to time it sometimes seems that the sun could break through, or find a gap in the clouds. It hasn't happened yet, and may never happen, but fingers crossed.....  The best thing about today is that it should stay dry, and the late afternoon temperature could reach 18° C. Several revisions later, and the forecast hasn't really changed, which could be a good thing, and that includes the 4 hours of sunny spells before sunset - which may be sort of nice. Apart from a dull time between 8am and 11am, tomorrow could be bright with lots of sunny spells, and even full sunshine later in the day. It is a shame that for all that sunshine it could be a degree cooler than today, but I guess 17° C is still pretty good after all the colder days recently.
 
   I don't think there could be a more mixed day than yesterday. It was just littered with good and bad things. On the whole it was still very enjoyable except for very late evening, and also this morning which was a disaster ! It all started with a walk to the pharmacy to collect my latest repeat prescription. Even this simple thing was good and bad. The full explanation to these statements is described in my complete archived page for today. It includes my night and the start of this morning. I guess I had better warn that one or two paragraphs have some scatological references !

  There was some sunshine at 7am, but I think it was more sunny intervals than actual full sunshine. That has passed now, and the weather seems to be following the forecast (including the hardly changed latest revision). Until 4pm it is likely to be either grey or very grey. From 4pm the skies will open and we can expect almost non stop rain until midnight, and then on to 2am tomorrow morning. Much of the rain could be heavy.  On a day such as this I don't think the temperature being a couple of degrees higher than yesterday, at 13° C, to be anything to be excited about. Tomorrow is a mixed bag. The day will be various shades of grey until the end of the afternoon when there may be sunny spells until sunset, but the temperature could reach 18° C !
 
   There were some very significant, very enjoyable highlights to yesterday, but averaged over the whole day it was a sort of average day. Of course the huge highlight was seeing Angela for the first time in 10 (?) weeks. The problem is that like a drug, the high of seeing her is wonderful, but the coming down from that high is not good. All this is described along with such diverse topics as medical tests, pies, whisky, sleeping, eating, plus a lot of photos or pictures, in my complete archived page for today.

  The latest revision to the weather forecast has not changed a thing compared to the earlier forecast in the screenshot above. It is a simple, although not pleasant, sort of forecast - light clouds followed by dark clouds. The transition is supposed to occur around midday. Once again the temperature will only reach 11° C. Tomorrow will probably be in 2 parts - light cloud, and dry, until 3pm when dark clouds and copious rain may take over. The afternoon temperature could peak at 13° C, but it doesn't seem the sort of day when that will bring much joy.
 
   Yesterday was an odd sort of day. I achieved lots of small, almost but not quite insignificant, things, and one bigger thing. That bigger thing was a shopping trip to Tesco, and the lesser things were little bits of tidying up here and there. Oh, and I am almost forgetting I did a bit of laundry as well. All my day, night and this morning are described in greater detail in my complete archived page for today.

  It is indeed bright and sunny as I write this, but the latest revision to the forecast says that we will lose any sunshine or sunny spells at 11am now. With only light clouds it may still stay bright, and now there may be sunny spells at 3pm, but not at 6pm as shown above. Once again the temperature will only rise to a disappointing 11° C (I think we ought to be seeing at least a few days at 20° C now). With no sunshine it will feel close to cold, and certainly not warm. Tomorrow is currently shown as dry even though much of the day will feature heavy dark grey clouds. It will be an even colder day with no more than 10° C expected.
 
   It seems that these days whenever I do anything that could be called exercise (even if just a bit of walking to and from railway stations) I need the next day to recover from it. Well that was I expected, but I didn't put it to the test yesterday. I had planned a walk to the pharmacy as a bare minimum, but on my third attempt I got through to them, and ordered my next repeat prescription to be ready for picking up on Thursday. The rest of what happened yesterday, with a couple of pictures, plus last night and this morning, can be read in my complete archived page for today.

  It is possible that there was a shower at 6am, but I didn't see it. It seems we can expect rain from about 3pm, and some of it could be heavy. Until then it might be bright-ish, but with probably no sign of the sun. It will be another cold day with the temperature only expected to rise to 10° C. Tomorrow may start sunny, but the afternoon may be cloudy. It should stay dry. Once again the temperature is nothing to get excited about, although it could be a degree higher than today at 11° C.
 
   Yesterday was almost good, but a couple of disappointments took the shine off it. On the other hand there were a couple of unexpected good points about the day. The core of the day revolved around Chain doing a matinee gig starting at 3pm in The Shortlands Tavern. It was billed as a St Georges day gig, but unless I missed any references to it, it seemed like a normal Chain gig - except for the early start. All this is described, with some pictures, plus stuff about the rest of my day, night, and this morning, in my complete archived page for today.

  The great unknown today is when and if it will rain. It is currently dry, but could start to rain. The latest revision starts at 10am, and shows heavy rain until midday, and lighter rain until 1pm. It then may stay dry until 8pm. It will then rain for the rest of the night. I would not be surprised if these time change a lot during the day, and there could be less or more rain. The temperature may reach 14° C, but with no supporting sunshine (the latest revision removed the sunny spells for 4pm) it is not going to feel any more than "mild". Tomorrow may not see a single ray of sunshine, and the morning and evening may see light rain. It is going to be colder again with just 11° C as a short lived maximum.
 
   The great achievement yesterday was not going to Tesco, but not eating incorrectly after going to Tesco ! A minor, but not insignificant thing was that at approximately 11am it seemed dry and mild enough to not bother with a coat when walking to and from Tesco. The rest of my day, night, and this morning, which was a good morning,  can be read about in my complete archived page for today.

  I was not aware of any sunshine early this morning, and no sunshine is forecast for the rest of today. Mostly it will be sort of bright with white clouds, but, according to the latest revision to the forecast, 2 to 5pm could see darker clouds. No actual rain is forecast for today, but here does remain a 10% chance of rain for much of the day. The forecast 12° C is a couple of degrees higher than yesterday, but I am not expecting it to feel warm. 11° C is the best temperature forecast for tomorrow, and it looks like the whole afternoon will be wet.
 
   Nothing dramatic happened yesterday, but it did seem to be an OK sort of day - whatever that means. The gloomy and wet weather drained any desires to go out, even to the shops, and I was somehow distracted by my desire to fast so I could get my blood glucose down from dangerously high in the morning to slightly above average in the late afternoon. I did indeed fast, and there are a few words about that, plus other stuff I did yesterday, how I slept really badly, but did have one interesting dream, and finally, a few words about this morning in my complete archived page for today.

  The latest revision to the forecast has improved the day a little bit, but the damage has, is being done right now - it is cold (8° C), wet and gloomy. What's worse is that it seems it will stay this way into the afternoon. The last rain may still be heavy, but the sky could be brightening up as it falls around 3pm, but the first sunny spell is now predicted to be shortly before sunset. With a maximum temperature of 10° C, and grey skies, albeit in various shades, it is feeling almost wintry. Tomorrow may be brighter, but with almost no sunshine, although it might stay dry. It may also be a tiny bit less cold with a possible brief spell at 12° C (although at the moment it seems 11° C may represent more of the day).
 
   Yesterday was definitely a day of two contrasting halves. The first half was most encouraging, and happy. The second half was gloomy and depressing, and it was a bit more than the weather that changed, although the weather definitely steered how the day went. My whole day, with no interesting pictures to provide any relief, is described, along with some words about last night, and this morning, in my complete archived page for today.

  The most recent revision to the forecast is both good and bad. It now shows the sunny spells, following the full sunshine at midday, will continue to 3pm, but then make the evening rain potentially more annoying. There could be heavy rain at 6 and 8pm, and lighter rain at 7pm. Then also adds light rain at 10pm. Oh well the afternoon could feel quite warm at 15° C. Tomorrow could be a really miserable day. Rain is expected for almost every hour of the day, with the heaviest in the first half. With a top temperature of just 11° C as late as 4pm, and a degree or two less earlier on, it is going to feel cold, wet and miserable as well as deeply gloomy in the first half of the day.
 
   I guess I have to admit that yesterday was a mostly enjoyable day. It was annoying to find that the book I thought might be delivered yesterday did happen, but not when I was in, and I have to go to the sorting office to collect it today. The annoying thing is that UPS, who were the first carrier of my book just dumped it on Royal Mail to do "the last mile". There is a bit more about this, and everything else that happened yesterday, last night, and this morning, in my complete achived page for today.

  I'm not too confident it is right, but I am pinning my hopes on the latest revision to today's weather forecast. It now shows sunny spells right up to midday, and hour of no sunshine, and then sunny spells at 2pm, and full sunshine from 4pm. The temperature may reach 14° C by 1pm, and stay there for a couple of hours. A clear night means a cool morning tomorrow. It could be down to just 6° C at 6am tomorrow, but rise to 14° C like today. The morning may feature full sunshine, and then sunny spells in the afternoon. It might end with a splash of rain at 6pm. I wonder what the real weather for tomorrow will be....I also wonder how today will actually turn out.
 
   After such a nice day on Monday, yesterday was a big disappointment. At least it started nice as the picture I showed yesterday of the northern sky proved. It was little more after I took that picture that the whole sky turned grey and cloudy. There was a brief reprieve an hour later, but it only lasted 10 or 15 minutes, and from then on it became cold and grey, and miserable. It killed any ideas I might have had about going out - even to go shopping. All that I did end up doing is described in my complete archived page for today, which also includes last night and this morning.

  In the middle of last week the BBC were forecasting that today could be better than yesterday, and that the temperature might even touch 20° C. Well, that shows just how wrong their forecasts can be because the reality is that apart from some sunny spells to start the day, most of today is going to be very dull, but probably dry. It is also going to feel cold with the temperature only reaching as high as 11° C. Tomorrow could be a bit like yesterday, but with sunny spells instead of sunshine, and just 13° C. 

  My very high blood glucose, and the promise of a warm and sunny afternoon, were good enough reasons to skip both breakfast and lunch, and go for a walk. My initial plan was to more or less duplicate the walk I did a fortnight ago - about 3.2 miles, but then I had an idea that would enable me to extend the walk as much as I was comfortable with. Where I walked, a selection of pictures taken along the way, plus the aftermath of that walk, my sleep, and how I feel this morning, is all described in my complete archived page for today.

  Compared to the flights of fancy, mostly from the BBC weather forecast website in the middle of last week, today is disappointing. That very optimistic forecast said today and tomorrow could see loads of strong sunshine, and temperatures touching 20° C. Now that today has arrived the reality is very different. Today started damp and grey, but the sun has just managed to shine now, but much of the sky is still very cloudy. The latest revision to the forecast has moved the first "official" sunny spells forward to 11am, and says at 3pm there should be full sunshine. For just the one hour at 3pm the temperature should reach 16° C. The rest of the afternoon should feature full sunshine, but clear skies will mean the temperature will drop a lot after dark. Tomorrow, also once forecast to be like a summer's day will start fairly cool at around 7° C, but sunny spells will help it warm up. There could be full sunshine from 9am, but the sky will cloud over after midday, and the day will revert to dull, or maybe very dull. 13° C is currently the best expected temperature tomorrow.
 
  Ultimately yesterday was a very disappointing time, but it had it's better moments. I suppose one good moment was that it was completely comfortable to walk to Poundland with no coat on, and bare arms late in the morning. The actual shopping was a disappointment because they didn't have a few things I needed. There is a fuller description of this and the rest of my day. night, and this morning in my complete archived page for today.

  I think I'm pinning my hopes on the BBC weather forecast for today. Unlike the Met Office, as in the screenshot above, the BBC thinks there will be lots of sunny spells today, although when I look out the window at the dense covering of clouds I wonder if sunny spells could be a fantasy. At least they both agree that this afternoon could see 15° C. A few days ago the long term forecast for tomorrow was warm and sunny. That seems to have been turned down to some sunny spells and only 15° C in the afternoon. They day after tomorrow was also supposed to be warm and sunny may only see 13° C and a few sunny sunny spells. However, even predicting this afternoon's temperature seems impossible for the great super computers the forecasters use, and all we can say about the day after tomorrow is that it will be somewhere between a snow storm and a heatwave.
 
  Yesterday was yet another day when it seems little happened, or to put it another way, was a day when I had plenty of spare hours on my hands. At least it was a day when I had a shower, and washed my hair, although I am not sure that a shopping trip to Tesco deserved clean hair ! I have more to say about yesterday, last night, and also this morning, and it can be read in my complete archived page for today.

  Apart from today probably reaching 13° C it will probably be a lot like yesterday. Both the Met Office and The BBC forecasts throw in some random rain at almost any hour today. It is currently mid grey outside, and the last rain was probably earlier than 8pm. Maybe it will rain in the next hour, or maybe two hours from now. The Met Office currently says light rain at 1 and 2pm, while the BBC pins it's hopes on light rain first starting at 4pm, and finishing at 7pm. Basically no one can predict when and if it will rain today. Tomorrow may reach 15° C - both the BBC and Met Office agree on that. The BBC is predicting a lot of sunny spells, and even some full sunshine, but the pessimistic Met Office say no sunshine, but the clouds will be white.
 
  Once again, not a lot happened yesterday. I think the most I can say about yesterday is that I washed another medium sized bath towel. I only used that towel twice before noting one corner of it smelled horrible. I added some disinfectant to the wash in the hope that it would kill any smelly bacteria. It is possible that it was insufficient rinsing was the cause of that bacteria, although how it can live on soap is anyone's guess. Of course that is not the entire story of yesterday, and there is a lot more in my complete archived page for today. It also includes last night and this morning.

  I think I noticed some sunshine behind the curtains during a lay in this morning, but it is definitely dull now. There has already been a shower, or at least the road outside looks wet. The latest revision to the forecast shows the day being just as grey as in the early version screenshot above, but extra light rain has been added at random times. Heavy rain has been brought forward to start at 7pm in the latest revision. It is going to be even colder today with a peak of just 9° C according to the latest revision. The BBC says 10° C, and also shows rain for every single hour of the day !  The good thing about tomorrow is the temperature may peak at 13° C, but everything else about it is bad - more gloomy skies, and more rain.
 
  There is not a lot to say about much of yesterday. It was a typical Thursday with a boozy afternoon. Jodie arrived a bit later than usual, and Michael called in sick. He has hurt his back, and my guess would be while gardening. So we didn't see him. Jodie was only part communicative (except with her phone), and left a bit earlier than usual. I say more about yesterday, last night, and this morning in my complete archived page for today.

  Once again I feel cheated. The latest revision of the forecast looks quite nasty compared with the early version in the screenshot above. It is bright and sunny as I type this, but 11am and midday will only feature sunny spells, and rain will start at 1pm. I guess that is actually a tiny bit better than the early forecast, but then it gets worse. 2 and 3pm may be dry, but cloudy. After that the clouds change from white to grey at 4pm when the rain starts again. At 5pm the clouds will be a much darker grey, and heavy rain will fall. At 6pm there could be a sunny spells, and 7pm could see some light rain and maybe more sunny spells. The maximum temperature today may be just 11° C, but that, like everything else in the forecast will probably be revised to match what is actually happening - which is not really a forecast !  Tomorrow will probably be grey and very damp, and it may be a degree colder than today !
 
  Yesterday had a lot in common with Wednesday of last week. That meant a peak in the middle of the day, and a slow decline in the afternoon. Of course yesterday had one feature that last Wednesday didn't have - foul weather, although having said that the weather probably wasn't too different during the morning. It was the afternoon when things were very different. Read why, and about the rest of yesterday, plus last night and the start of this morning, in my complete archived page for today.

  Today is another day when the weather is probably too changeable for a forecast that has any accuracy. The early forecast, as shown in the screenshot above, got off to a bad start. It was sunny at 7am, and 8am, and continues to be sunny now, although the clouds are starting to thicken. The latest revision shows that it should be dull now (9am) but as I write this the sun is still shining brightly. It also shows sunshine or sunny spells until 1pm, but 2pm could see heavy rain....or maybe it won't. It does seem certain that most of the afternoon will be wet, but whether it will be light passing showers, or solid heavy rain is anyone's guess. The temperature will probably peak around midday, and it may only be a chilly (particularly in any rain) 10° C. Tomorrow may feature very little rain, and a lot of sunshine or sunny spells, but it will be another rather cool day. We will have to wait for the weekend before the temperature starts to climb, and by Monday it could be nice and warm....fingers crossed.
 
  Yesterday was yet another day when not a lot happened except for one unexpected thing. More on that in the next paragraph or two. The big event, if something so mundane can be called that, was going out to Tesco again. I didn't by the air fryer I am thinking of buying this time, but I did get all the bits I forgot to get the previous day. The more full description of yesterday, last night and this morning can be read in my complete archived page for today.

  The sky is blue, and the sun is shining, and it has been this way for an hour or two this morning. Unfortunately, if the forecast turns out to be right, the sunshine will finish soon after 10am. It should stay dull, but dry until 3pm (according to the latest revision), and from then on it will get wet. Mostly it will be light rain, but heavy rain is predicted from 10pm. To make it all seem worse the afternoon temperature may only rise to 12° C. The highest temperature for tomorrow is predicted to be a chilly 10° C, and that is after a sunny morning. The afternoon will probably be rather wet, but we'll have to wait until tomorrow to get a better prediction for tomorrow, and by late morning the forecast may finally predict what has already happened in the early morning.
 
  Yesterday couldn't really be described as busy, but it was quite productive. I did three significant things. The first was I finally got to go shopping in Tesco. As I mentioned yesterday, before I could go to Tesco I had to clear the bathtub so I could have a shower. The bathtub was blocked by my two big washing buckets, and one of them had freezing cold laundry in detergent in it. It is all explained with some more light detail, along with stuff about my evening, night, and the start of this morning, in my complete archived page for today.

  Maybe with some small differences, both the BBC and Met Office weather forecasts agree that today is going to be very wet ! In the latest revision the BBC has added a thundery shower for 2pm. The Met Office now say that heavy rain will finish at 11am, and then there will be light rain until 5pm (with a possible break at 1pm). From 5pm there could be sunny spells until sunset. The BBC agrees with that too. The afternoon temperature should be 14° C. Tomorrow may only reach 12° C, but the morning could feature sunny spells. The evening could be very wet ! It is odd that both the BBC and Met Office broadly agree on tomorrows forecast. I suspect that like so many days around this time of the year, that the weather is in a state of constant flux, and the forecast can only provide very broad brush strokes. For instance this morning's heavy rain has been more in the form of passing showers between either no rain, or just drizzle.
 
  Apart from the afternoon beer drinking session, I didn't really have any definite plans for the rest of the day, and in the end that included any plans for dinner. Any vague ideas masquerading as possible plans were all disrupted by the surprise news that I was expecting an Amazon delivery of some books, and that took precedence over everything. The full description of my day, night and this morning can be read in my complete archived page for today.

  As is often the case, The BBC weather forecast is far more optimistic about today's sunshine compared the The Met Office, as shown above. I can't confirm there were sunny spells at 7am, but I know it was bright, but not sunny until the sun came out again at 9am. This is all per the forecast, which is a surprise, and if it holds we will lose any sunshine at 2pm, or 7pm if in the end the BBC triumphs. The temperature should reach 15° C today, and there is a chance it could briefly hit 16° C. The temperature could reach 14° C tomorrow, but both forecasters agree it is going to be a very rainy day !
 
  Almost nothing happened yesterday. I just could not find the enthusiasm to do a lot, and that was caused by a combination of feeling tired, but also cold. Several times I felt close to shivery, as if I had a fever, but my clinical thermometer said definitely not. The converse was that sometimes when I turned the heater on it seemed to get too hot too quickly. I guess something was ailing me, but I have no idea what. There is a full description of anything worth describing about yesterday, last night, or this morning in my complete archived page for today.

  The latest revision of the forecast for today has juggled around when there will be full sunshine, sunny spells, or no sunshine, and also reduced the amount of sunshine. It is bright and sunny as I write this, and it is supposed to be dull right now. It is evidently going to be one of those days when it is just pot luck when a could may cover the sun, and went the sun will shine freely.  The afternoon high, according to the latest revision may be just 13° C. That would have been a luxury a few weeks ago, but today it feels like we have been cheated. Tomorrow could be another very variable day. The BBC forecast a mostly sunny day with the temperature peaking at 16° C, but the Met Office are far more pessimistic. They say the best we can hope for is about half a day's worth of sunny spells, and a top temperature of 15° C - which I guess isn't bad.
 
  I'm starting this very late because I have been selecting and editing photos from last night, but more about that later. I actually had a very boring day yesterday as I was mainly waiting for the evening. It meant that I didn't fancy doing anything that might distract me from getting in the right frame of mind to go out in the evening. All that happened yesterday, yesterday evening, last night, and the rest of this morning is described in my complete archived page for today.

  I thought I had better check on new revisions before commenting on the forecast in the screenshot above, and it was worth it. There have been sunny spells since sunrise, but the latest "sunny spells" doesn't seem to be stopping. This is in accord with the latest revision to the forecast. It says full sunshine until 3pm, and sunny spells until 7pm and sunset. The temperature may hit 15° C for a while today, and that could feel very nice in the sunshine. Incidentally, the BBC forecast has shuffled the sunshine and sunny spells, and they are a bit random, but still lasting until sunset. Tomorrow the temperature may only rise to 14° C, which is still fairly good, and if it isn't sunny there will be a sunny spell every hour until sunset.
 
  I seemed to have a pleasant day yesterday, but only two things happened of any note. Maybe the most momentous was the christening of my new slow cooker. The other was a beer drinking session with Michael (Jodie was attending a gig somewhere and couldn't come). There is a fuller description of both these things, plus other stuff about yesterday, last night, and this morning - which includes some speculation about going out tonight - in my complete archived page for today.

  The potentially brighter hours seen in the screenshot above have disappeared in the latest revision to the forecast. It seems now that the whole day will be sometimes dull, and at other times even duller. The afternoon could still reach 13° C, but there could be rain at midday, 3,4,and 5pm....or probably at any time. There could be a lot of sunny spells tomorrow, and the temperature may peak at 14° C.
 
  Yesterday morning was a bit busy. After wet shaving, shampooing, and showering, I dashed out to buy the slow cooker that I mentioned yesterday. I felt almost full of energy as I did a moderately fast walk to Tesco, bought the slow cooker, and then did a moderately fast walk home. It seems that wore me out because my next walk, to the station, seemed like hard work. All this is described/explained in my complete archived page for today which also includes stuff about last night and this morning.

  Until this morning the Met Office predicted that today would be generally dull. Meanwhile the BBC were more optimistic with predictions of sunny spells for much of the day. This morning both predicted some sunshine and sunny spells. That has now been revised again, and the Met Office now says the sunny spells will end at midday. The BBC are far more optimistic and say sunny spells until 4pm. Curiously enough, although both forecasters seemed to get there by different routes, they agree there will be rain this evening. Both agree that the temperature will rise to 12° C. Tomorrow could be wet in the afternoon, but a few sunny spells before may be possible, and the temperature should reach 13° C, and possibly just touch 14° C for a very short time.
 
  I almost failed to take advantage of yesterday's sunshine. As I said yesterday morning, I didn't really fancy another walk because I was sort of recovering from the previous day, although I expect I would have probably been OK if I did a short walk. In the end I did a very short walk - to Tesco and back. I must admit I did not feel too spry walking back with a heavy load of shopping (mostly liquids). There is more about my shopping trip, and the rest of yesterday, last night, and the start of this morning in my complete archived page for today.

  I think the BBC weather forecast yesterday wins the prize. Yesterday evening they were predicting just 2° C this morning. The Met Office said 4° C. This morning started with frost ! The temperature now (09:19) has now risen to 5° C, and by 3pm it should reach 12° C thanks to non stop sunshine until sun set.  Once again it will be a cold start tomorrow, but only as low as 3 or 4° C. The rest of tomorrow is a mystery. The BBC predict a sunny morning, and sunny spells until midday. Then sunny spells for the rest of the afternoon. The Met Office deny there will be any sunshine tomorrow, although they do not predict any rain. Both forecasters agree on a temperature of 12° C. I suspect that there will be a sharp boundary between the two different weathers, and the sunny version may pass over us, or pass a mile away.
 
  This morning got off to a slow (or different) start because my Virgin Media internet connection was dead when I got up. I suspect they were doing early morning maintenance (adding more government taps to their data centre), and once that was done it came up all by itself. Meanwhile, I had to twiddle my thumbs, have breakfast, and read some internet new stories that I had originally got up as separate tabs in my web browser yesterday....but back to yesterday. Yesterday featured a long(ish) walk, and a large selection of photos. You can read all about that, see the pictures, learn how I slept, and my thoughts this morning in my complete archived page for today.

  The temperature only just made it to 4° C at 8am, but it is rising. We have already had one sunny spell despite the latest revision to the forecast saying it will be 1pm before the sun breaks through. Looking out the windows I see clumpy clouds with odd islands of blue here and there. I guess those clouds to thin out a lot more before we get the promised sunny afternoon. Even in full sunshine the best we can hope for is 11° C - a figure The BBC and The met Office agree on. Another clear night may see the temperature drop to 3° C by 7am tomorrow morning, but once the sun rises there should be full sunshine for the rest of the daylight hours. Sadly, it will be another cold day like yesterday and today. Just 11° C again. Of course, if the BBC have it right for tomorrow it will be just 2° C at 7am, and reach 12° C in the afternoon.
 
  I don't know whether to describe yesterday as good or bad. I guess that like most days it was a bit of both, and maybe I am putting too much bias on the evening - now that was not good, although I suppose it had it's moments. The day started with me doing almost nothing except writing everything I wrote yesterday. How the rest of my day, night, and this morning went is all described in my complete archived page for today.

  By now the clouds should be looking thinner, and closer to white, but it is pretty miserable as I write this. Hopefully the sun will break through before midday, and the after should be gloriously sunny, although still not warm at just 11° C. I guess in direct sunshine that 11° C may actually feel nice until you step into a shadow. Clear skies mean the temperature is going to dip quite deeply during the night, and it could be just 4° C (The BBC say 3° C) at sunrise tomorrow. Tomorrow could be even sunnier than today, but the Met Office predict the afternoon high to be no more than 10° C -  (The BBC say 11° C).
 
  There were reasons why yesterday should have been quite a pleasant day. I did several important things, and yet that dull weather seemed to draw any sense of satisfaction away.  After a shower the day started with a shopping trip to Tesco. It was superficially nice, but the negative effects of the grey sky and cold transferred to negative buying - sort of. It is all explained in my complete archived page for today, and which includes how badly I slept, and the start of this morning.

  The Met Office forecast actually says today will be dry, but overcast. The BBC website throws in some random hours of drizzle. Somehow the BBC forecast seems more likely when I look at the heavy grey sky bearing down on us. I suppose that 11° C is better than nothing, but as we are now over a quarter of the way into the year I would have expected more. Tomorrow night, and the night after that are expected to be particularly cold nights with temperatures down to 3 or 4°, but tomorrow after will probably be 11° C again, although I would have hoped it would be a lot higher because both the Met Office and The BBC agree that tomorrow after should feature both sunny spells and full sunshine.
 
  Yesterday was not as dull as expected, although here I am not taking about the weather - that was definitely dull. It started with a shopping trip, and after that I did all sort of small jobs. Many were routine stuff, and not exactly exciting, and so involved finance, and that is always very scary no matter which way the money is moving. Everything of note that I did during the day, how I slept and some notes this morning can be read in my complete archive page for today.