Another change in the weather ! This morning it is cloudy, but the clouds are not too dark, but by midday the clouds could turn almost black and heavy rain may fall. That will be followed by lighter rain (except maybe for 4pm), and with luck, the clouds will turn white again at 9pm - except, of course, by then the sun will have long set, and the sky will look dark anyway. It is looking like it will be a very cool day. Both the BBC and Met Office predict it will be no more than 15° C until very late tonight when the temperature might actually rise to 16° C. There seems to be a choice of weather for tomorrow. The BBC say the day may start with some rain, but the afternoon will be sunny. The Met Office say the day will start with dark clouds, but no rain, and the afternoon will be very dull.....or sunny (depending on which forecast you believe). It should also be a bit warmer with 21, or 22° C expected.

   Yesterday was almost a good day, and maybe it was a good day in many respects. One very positive thing is that it didn't rain.  Less good was that once again I ended up doing lots of photo editing. Washing my hair, and having a shower felt good - washing my hair particularly so. Yesterday is explained in more detail, with pictures, as is last night and this morning in my full archived page for today.

  The forecast has changed a little bit compared to the early version above. Most significantly is the heavy rain shown for 1pm is now shown as light rain, but the light rain shown for 6pm remains. The full sunshine shown for 7am is now moved to 8am, but when I look at the sky it seems the best we can hope for is a sunny spell or two. The sunny spells shown for early afternoon until early evening are still shown n the latest revision. This morning started at a rather bracing 12° C, and the best we can hope this afternoon is just 19° C.  Tomorrow may start a tiny bit warmer at 13° C, but it may only rise to 16° C at it's "warmest" thanks to the whole afternoon and evening featuring dark clouds and copious light rain. Autumn has definitely started !

   I felt really tired yesterday. I think a late gig last Friday, the weekend spent at Chatt Fest, and Monday's manic house cleaning and polishing, took me over the top. I was still able to do some work, but the afternoon featured a long snooze. I'm not sure how long I snoozed for, but some of the time I just seemed to lay on my bed, apparently awake, but with my eyes closed. The long, and full version of yesterday, plus last night, and this morning, is all told in my complete archived page for today.

  Today the BBC and Met Office have quite different weather forecast. I tend to think The Met Office is more accurate, even when I know they have made some wildly inaccurate forecasts. Today they say it will be dry, but quite cloudy, and the latest revision shows this morning as having grey clouds.They still say there will be a sunny spell at 11am. The afternoon should see the temperature rise to 20° C. The BBC say this morning will feature sunny spells, which judging by the grey cloud seems highly unlikely. They also predict some showers at 8pm, and more from 10pm onwards. They agree that it will be 20° C. Tomorrow could see lots of sunny spells, and the temperature should be similar to today. Both the BBC and Met Office agree with each other about tomorrow.

   I haven't worked as hard as I did yesterday for a very long time - probably since Patricia last visited (whenever that was). I did loads of hoovering, and other cleaning and polishing. I even found time to wash a couple of t-shirts plus some underwear. Later on I went to Tesco, and I even found time to select and edit some pictures taken at Chattfest over the weekend. The story (with pictures) of yesterday, last night, and this morning continues in my complete archived page for today.

  This morning started off closer to just 12° C according to my thermometers, but it should rise to 20° C by mid afternoon. This morning is all bright and sunny. From about midday there could be a few hours of dark cloud followed by light cloud until the sun breaks through again at around 5pm (the BBC say it will all be light cloud). Tomorrow will probably feature white cloud until 7pm when light rain is expected (or a thunderstorm according to the BBC). The afternoon may be a tinier bit warmer than today at 21° C.

   Yesterday morning I was so busy (sometimes doing nothing) that I achieved very little before going out, and trying to get to Chattfest before 1pm, but actually getting there 15 minutes late. I had a very long day there, and possibly for the first time, I stayed to slightly after the last band finished at 8pm. I've tried to keep it brief, and as usual I partly failed, but more of my day, night, and this morning is described in my complete archived page for today.

  The early version of the weather forecast (above) doesn't show any rain, but since then heavy rain is now shown for 2 and 3pm. The BBC concurs with this forecast, but adds light rain for 4pm. Earlier this morning they threw in a thunderbolt for 7pm too. The BBC are a bit more optimistic about the afternoon temperature. they say 21° C, but the Met Office say just 19° C, and that just for a couple of hours in the early evening. Tomorrow might feature the odd sprinkle of rain, and it could be 21° C.

   Yesterday can be summed up by one three letter word - WET !  However it was generally enjoyable at the main attraction for the day - Chattfest. I was there for about five and a half hours, and took a stack load of pictures of the 6 band/solo performers I saw. The pictures may have to wait a day or two, but I will eventually show some here. More detail of my day, night, and this morning is written in my complete archived page for today.

  The weather forecast for today has retained one special feature through all the revisions since yesterday afternoon. In the very latest revision the warning of thunderstorms has finally disappeared, although copious rain is still shown. The BBC forecast, which was late to the party is still showing "thundery showers" for 5pm. It was a nice sunny start to the day, but it is already clouding over. It was a cold start to the day, just 14° C at 6am. The afternoon temperature may only reach 19° C, but 18° C would seem to be more representative of today. Tomorrow should start bright and sunny, but the afternoon may be dull and rather damp. Tomorrow's temperature may be very similar to today.

   One of my aims for yesterday was to get to a gig in the evening. To do that meant I needed to check my camera, and select accessories. While I was doing that I thought I might as well get all my photographic equipment from the spare bedroom to my own bedroom. I ended up doing quite a lot of useful work, and that is described, as well as my trip to Purley to see Ransom playing, plus the usual description of my night and this morning in my complete archived page for today.

  Once again the forecast has been hastily revised. The dark cloud, originally forecast for right now, 8am, has been replaced by full sunshine, although the reality is more like sunny spells. The sunny spells, or full sunshine, should continue until about 2pm. After that there will be light cloud for another 3 or so hours. At 6pm there could be light rain that will continue until 8pm. It is going to be a cooler day than yesterday, and just 20° C is expected. All I can say about tomorrow will probably turn out very wrong, but the forecast says it will be a bright morning with some sunny spells, followed by light rain in the afternoon. The temperature may only reach 19° C.

   For reasons I'll explain later, I was going to describe yesterday as a disaster, but in fact it seems it was rather a good day - on the whole, although maybe there are still elements of a disaster. In one respect the morning was bad because I kept being interrupted, and distracted from what I was supposed to be doing. All this is more fully explained, along with some notes about last night and this morning, in my complete archived page for today.

  The forecast for today has changed many times over the last 24 hours, and generally it has changed for the better.  There has been some rain this morning, none of it what I would call heavy, but it might have stopped now (or is too light to be seen from indoors). The very latest revision to the forecast shows 9am as just cloudy, and the cloud may continue until 4pm when sunny spells resume. 5pm is currently shown as full sunshine. 6pm shows a 30% chance of light rain. The temperature should reach 24° C this afternoon. It is worth remembering that this time yesterday thunderstorms were forecast for this afternoon ! Tomorrow will be a bit cooler with only 20° C currently forecast. It should start, and maybe end with sunny spells, but of course, as adequately demonstrated by the revised forecast for today, those men with all their supercomputers, can barely forecast if the sun will rise in 24 hours time.

   Yesterday was neither good nor bad, but it was pleasant enough. The really good thing was the weather - hot and sunny - but I didn't expose myself to it for long enough to really appreciate it. A long walk, maybe on the beach, would be the only way to really soak up the goodness. My merely pleasant day is described, along with some pictures, and my night, with a couple of dreams, plus some good news this morning, in my complete archived page for today.

  Not all of today will be sunny. 6pm is now (according to the latest revision) going to be cloudy. As I write this at approx 9am the temperature, according to three outdoor thermometers that should still be in the shade, is 19° C. That's a degree higher than forecast, and maybe the temperature at the end of the afternoon may be a little higher than the 26° C forecast. It looks like, for one day only, it is summer again. Tomorrow it's all change. A lot of tomorrow could be wet. Most of it will sporadic light rain, but tomorrow is one occasion where The Met Office has thrown in some lightning bolts instead of The BBC. The BBC say that it will continue to be light rain. The temperature is currently predicted to rise to 23° C.

   Yesterday was a relaxed sort of day, or at least that is how it ended up. One less than relaxing thing I did was to hand wash a small hand towel. With the weather dry and mostly sunny, I hung it on the washing line to dry. When I brought it in, late in the afternoon, it felt hot and bone dry. All the other details of my day, last night, and this morning can be read in my complete archived page for today.

  Like yesterday, the morning has started dull, but the first hazy sunshine has recently appeared. It may not last long, but the latest revision to the forecast says the next sunny periods will start at 11am, and then full sunshine for almost the rest of the day except for 6pm which may only feature sunny spells. Today's temperature should reach 25° C. Tomorrow should be a lot like today, and also yesterday - dull start followed by lots of sunshine or sunny spells with, once again, the temperature reaching 25° C..

   I'm not sure how to describe yesterday. A lot of time was spent photo editing, and a lot of time was spent psyching me up for that photo editing. It is curious how once I open the photo editor on my PC what seemed a boring or tedious time, quickly becomes very absorbing. There are 5 more exampled of my photos, plus a fuller description of my day, night, and this morning in my complete archived page for today.

  It was quite dull when I first peeped out the window, and now, when we should be expecting full sunshine shortly, it is still a bit dull. There is a lot of cloud, and no gaps visible in it.The latest revision to the forecast starts at 11am showing sunny spells, and full sunshine from midday. Fingers crossed ! Assuming we do get the forecast sunshine the temperature should rise to 25° C today. Tomorrow, like today, may also start off dull, but in other respects I think we can expect it to be very similar to today.

   Off to a very late start this morning because I had lots to do, and I kept putting off starting, but I've started, and so I shall finish. Yesterday involved a lot of photo editing and stuff, but all that came to a halt mid afternoon when tasting beer was the distraction. My entire day, including some photo examples, plus about my night and this morning, can be read in my complete archived page for today.

  The last revision to the forecast has moved a few sunny spells, and a few cloudy hours around, but I don't think much has changed for the worse, although only two hours are shown with full sunshine this evening. Once again the temperature should reach a pleasant 24° C. Tomorrow may end up with a bit more full sunshine, but in other respects I think we can expect it to be very similar to today.

   Yesterday, typically enough, was a good and bad day. Not being able to get a back stage pass for Chislehurst Rocks was the cause of the bad, and I shall moan endlessly about it today, and probably tomorrow as well ! There is not a lot to say about the morning. I did little more than check and pack my cameras ready to start out on a very tedious train and bus journey. My "adventures" at Chislehurst Rocks, plus the rest of my day, night, and this morning, is described as fully as I can in my completed archived page for today.

  Several hours have passed since taking the screenshot of the weather forecast above. In those hours the forecast has been revised at least twice, and now it says the first sunny spells my not start until 2pm, and full sunshine from 3pm. The temperature should still peak at 24° C for a couple of hours. Tomorrow should included many random hours of either sunny spells or sunshine, and a few hours of just white cloud. The temperature should be similar to today with 24° C predicted.
 
  My intention was to raise my levels of idleness, and general laziness, to new heights yesterday, but I have to confess I failed - at least in the morning. I think I probably said that there was one thing I had to do, and that was to finish some laundry I had started almost two days earlier (actually more like 30 hours earlier). The other things I did, plus the rest of my day, night and this morning are described in my complete archived page for today.

  It looks like we have just had the first rain this morning. It looks like it was just a light sprinkle of rain, and it is still doing it now. 10am could see some heavy rain followed by light rain again until midday. The current revision of the forecast shows midday to 8pm as being dry, but the rain could start again at 9pm. I think it was later yesterday that the forecast showed a thunderbolt at around 10pm, but that has disappeared. There is still a yellow warning of a thunderstorm some time today. The maximum temperature today could be 22° C, but maybe only for a single hour. Tomorrow, the day of Chislehurst Rocks, is currently forecast to be mostly sunny spells, and 23° C, but that is really only the forecast for Catford. Looking a lot further ahead to next weekend, and the new dates for Chattfest......The last dates were cancelled because of wet weather. The BBC forecast next weekend to have......wet weather !
 
  This morning I feel physically OK, but maybe the very dull, and wet weather, has worked it''s evil into my brain, and this morning I had little enthusiasm to write this. I would rather just be very lazy - as I have for the last few hours where I did little more than flick through pages on the internet. More about this later..... The full description of yesterday, last night, and this morning, can be read in my complete archive page for today.

  The weather forecast from the Met Office has been revised since I took the screenshot above. It is now roughly in agreement with the BBC forecast (which hasn't been revised yet). It says sunny spells from 8am, and then full sunshine from 2pm to 4pm before a return to sunny spells. It is going to be a little cooler than yesterday with the temperature reaching 22° C (Met Office) or 23° C (BBC). Tomorrow may include some light rain for an hour or two either side of midday, and some heavier rain in the late evening. The temperature should still reach 22° C.

  Yesterday seems like it was an odd sort of day. It started off as OK, then slowly rose to a peak, and finally slowly slipped into depression. I took the morning moderately slowly because my only aim was to get myself ready to go out for a couple of pints of Guinness in The Jolly Farmers. The rest of my day, night, and this morning is described, along with a couple of pictures, in my complete archived page for today.

  This morning features almost clear skies and good sunshine. By my reckoning the temperature has already risen a degree above the forecast to 18° C. The latest revision to the forecast still says the temperature should rise to 25° C this afternoon, but has replaced some periods of sunshine with sunny spells, and part of the afternoon with just white cloud. Tomorrow starts with sunny spells, but ends with full sunshine. The temperature should reach just 23° C in the afternoon. The BBC generally agrees with the Met Office about tomorrow, but says the afternoon temperature should reach 25° C. Friday looks interesting. The Met Office currently says dull with light rain. The BBC has gone over the top again with forecast for thunderstorms through the day. The BBC like thunderstorms !

  If I had been able to give a real prediction for what I would do yesterday it would have been wrong. I had no idea what I would end up doing. It all started with hand washing a bath towel. As I mentioned yesterday, I had started the job the day before, and had to finish it yesterday. My day is described in more detail, with some pictures, in my complete archived page for today. It includes my night and some good news this morning.

  This morning the sky was clear, and still is. The first consequence of this was that this morning started out rather cool. The forecast of just 14° C was about right for 7am, but my thermometers say it is now 16° C. The BBC weather forecast says sunny spells all day, but the Met Office say the sunny spell should last until 3pm until the first cloud rolls by. After that we may only get long sunny spells. This afternoon should be warm with a temperature of 23° C. Tomorrow could be similar to today, but the temperature may rise to 25 or even 26° C.

  Yesterday was one of those days where it seemed little happened, particularly in the afternoon, but they day felt OK, and so I felt OK too - except for the usual wrist and elbow aches that crop up most days. I did manage to do two very useful things in the morning. The first was to get through, on my first attempt, to the pharmacy to order my next repeat prescription for collection on Thursday. The rest of my day, night, and this morning is described in my complete archived page for today.

  The forecast may not have shown it, but it looked very damp outside this morning. I think there must have been some rain in the early hours of this morning. The forecast has now been revised, and the screenshot above is now wrong in at least one respect. Light rain is now shown from 10am to midday, and the sunny spells shown above for midday to 2pm, have been replaced by light cloud - much like the rest of today. The temperature is now expected to only rise to 21° C. Tomorrow should be quite a sunny day with an expected high of 23° C.

  I'm not sure how to describe yesterday. It had it's moments, but a lot of it was a bit dull, mainly because I was unexpectedly doing a lot of work. It was all to do with the shock announcement that Chris Mayer would be quitting Chain at the end of the year. One person made a photo album of Chris playing his guitar at Chain gigs, but it didn't go very far into the past. I made a photo album that started from when I first saw Chain (then known as The Bluesiscians) in 2010. My entire day, night, and this morning is described in my complete archived page for today.

  There was evidence of some light rain sometime in the early hours this morning, but I am very sure there was no heavy rain at 7am. So the forecast has got off to a bad start, although maybe 17° C was/is about right. The latest revision to the forecast say we are going to have one drop of rain and sunny spells - at least that is what the icon showing a raindrop and the sun peeping out from behind a cloud says to me. It seems most of today will be dull until after 6pm when there could be sunny spells until sunset. The afternoon temperature should reach 22° C today. As usual, the BBC forecast shows lots of sunny spells for today, but changes it's tune for tomorrow. It goes a bit further than The Met Office forecast of a dull day with occasional showers. The BBC throws in it's beloved thunderstorm (which very rarely actually happen). Both forecasters agree on 20° C tomorrow.

  Yesterday was a sort of exciting day. The highest priority thing was waiting for a parcel delivery - which turned out to be two parcels instead of the expected three. It was also a morning which started with a low blood glucose reading and I thought it would be OK to indulge in a big bowl of instant noodles instead of a medium sized bowl. All of yesterday, last night, and the start of this morning are described, and illustrated with some pictures, in my complete archived page for today.

  There is some similarity between today's forecast and yesterday's. Both forecast a single rain shower in the late afternoon. Yesterday's shower didn't happen (or passed unnoticed), and with luck it will be the same today. It is lovely and bright as I write this, and has been for a couple of hours, but there does seem to be some cloud building up in the east, and for a moment the sun winked out as a cloud passed in front of it. Today more than the middle of the day might be cloudy, but there is a fair chance that the sun will re-appear this evening for a couple of hours. It looks like it will be close to cool today with just 21° C forecast. Tomorrow could start off dull with some rain after midday, but once again it is predicted it will brighten up in the evening.

  I think I can admit that yesterday was an OK sort of day. As I said yesterday, the pressure was off after completing all the photo albums from Petts Wood Calling including the extra, bonus, photo album of another 15 or so shots of Ransom. It did mean I did very little yesterday, but far from nothing ! All is described, including going to a gig in the evening (with one sample picture), plus a paragraph about dreams and thoughts this morning, in my complete archived page for today.

  By my reckoning the light cloud shown for 7am should have been grey cloud. It is very dull as I write this. The last revision to the forecast hasn't changed anything obvious compared to that shown above. It seems like much of today will be dull, and there could be a heavy burst of rain at 3pm. The BBC forecast also shows rain, but only light rain, for 3pm, but most hours either side are shown as sunny spells, and even full sunshine from 5pm to sunset. I guess it is going to be one of those days where the forecasts are an off the cuff guess, and reality will assert it self as it feels fit to do. Both forecasters nearly agree on the temperature with The Met Office forecasting 23° C, and the BBC a degree higher. Tomorrow could be 21° C, and the morning and evening bright with sunny spells. The middle of the day could be dull and sunless.

  Yesterday was a day when there was no pressure to get my Petts Wood Calling photos finished, and uploaded to social media. Of course there was no external pressure, and the pressure was all self generated. It still made it seem sort of good to be able to put my feet up and do very little. Of course that didn't happen ! What did happen is all described, and once again, alongside some pictures to illustrate it, in my complete archived page for today. It also includes some stuff about my night, dreams and other stuff, plus thoughts and plans for today.

   Here we are, almost halfway through August, and today feels like it is going to be the second day of summer. I know we have had a scattering of very warm, even a bit hot, days, but they felt like the exception to the rule. Today the temperature, after loads of sunshine, might touch 26° C, but 25° C is currently the forecast high. The latest revision to the forecast has changed a few of the hours of sunshine to just sunny spells. Tomorrow could be similar, temperature wise, but the morning may start off a bit grey, and at the moment a single light shower is predicted for 1pm. Tomorrow morning it could be missing from the forecast, or be joined by more showers. It still might be a reasonable sort of day.

  The most remarkable thing about yesterday was that I finally felt warm and comfortable. By the evening my bedroom was feeling very comfortably warm - about 25° C. Like so many days, it was both a good and bad day yesterday. The good was not all that good, maybe 7 out of 10. The bad was also not that bad - maybe 3 out of 10. I'll explain both further down the page. It is all described, and illustrated with some pictures, in my complete archived page for today, and that includes my night and this morning.

   The garden looked quite wet this morning, and there must have been rain in the early hours. It is now bright and sunny. The latest revision to the forecast has changed a few hours of sun to just sunny spells, but in return it now shows sunny spells extending to 7pm. The temperature should reach 23° C. By 4pm, but right now it feels quite cool at around 14° C. Tomorrow, for one day only, should see a proper return to summer. Mostly pure sunshine, and some sunny spells, should last all day, and the temperature should reach a pleasantly warm 26° C.

  Yesterday was quite satisfying in a couple of limited ways. On the other hand, a lot of yesterday was quite tedious. I did almost nothing in the morning apart from writing this blog. After I finished that I found I had run out of enthusiasm, energy, concentration, or something similar that I am not sure how to describe. Fortunately I was able to have some lunch, and get working soon after. The reasons for all this is described, alongside another small selection of pictures, plus descriptions of my night and this morning, in my complete archived page for today.

   It would seem the weather has slipped back to mid spring or mid autumn again. It was a bit brighter, almost, but not quite sunny, at 7am, but now it is very dull as the clouds build up for another rainy day. Most of the rain may be light rain (The BBC say the first couple of hours will be just drizzle). The first rain will probably start around 10am, and while not every hour will feature rain, most will until 5pm, although the BBC, in their usual pessimistic manner, say it will last, almost non stop, until 10pm ! It is another cold morning. My thermometers agreed that it was just 12° C at 7am. The best we can hope for this afternoon is 17 or maybe 18° C. Tomorrow could see a big change - a mostly sunny day, and the temperature rising to 23° C.

  Like the previous couple of days, yesterday was a bit like being back at work again, or in some respects worse than being back at work - long hours of having to be focussed on doing stuff. On Saturday it was taking hundreds of pictures over a rough total of eight and a half hours (including travelling time). I guess Sunday was a half day because I was boozing late in the afternoon, but I still spent a lot of time in my "digital darkroom" selecting and editing picture. Yesterday featured a bit more than photo editing work. There are examples of some of my photos, plus a fuller description of my day, night, and of a terrible result this morning in my complete archived page for today.

   This morning it felt particularly cool in my bedroom. It was 12° C outside, and inside my bedroom the temperature was only just over 20° C. That is a little under my tolerance level for sitting around, not wearing much, after getting out of a warm bed ! Over in BBC land there are sunny spells and sunshine for the whole day, but the Met Office forecast, as shown in the screenshot above, shows no sunshine at all for the afternoon, and there might even be showers at 6pm. At least the later afternoon temperature should reach 21° C - which seems really low for August. Tomorrow it could be dull and rainy again, and with the temperature only peaking at 18° C. The BBC basically agrees with that, although some of the rain they show as drizzle, and they say the rain starts and finishes a bit earlier, but no doubt all that will change by the early forecast tomorrow.

  Yesterday was a very busy day, and I didn't even have time for a snooze. I started writing quite late yesterday, and as soon as that was finished I only managed to get a 10 minute breather before starting on all the photo editing I needed to do for the pictures I took at Petts Wood Calling last Saturday. Some example pictures, plus a full description of my day, night, and this morning, can be seen in my complete archived page for today.

   At about 5am the temperature had fallen to 11° C. The morning sunshine is helping to slowly warm things up, but the forecast only predicts 18° C - which is pretty poor for August ! The BBC predict light rain from 3pm to 7pm, but the Met Office says it should be dry for the whole of today. Although it is sunny as I write this, the sun will soon be replaced by just sunny spells, and even those are in short supply, and many hours could possibly still be bright, but with no sunshine at all. Tomorrow could be a bit warmer, and there should be more sunshine. The temperature could hit 21 or possibly 22° C.

  Off to a very late start this morning for reasons that will soon become apparent. Yesterday was a good day, and all my fears, generally about the weather, only came partly true. I actually had a slow morning getting myself, and my camera equipment ready to get the 11:40 train from Catford station to Petts Wood via one change of train at Shortlands station. All the rest of my day, night and this morning are described in my complete archived page for today.

   I realise the weather in Petts Wood may be a little different to Catford, but this morning's forecast is very similar to earlier, even 2 days old, predictions for today, and it looks like we are all going to be drowned. There are only two reasons for hope. A little while ago there was a small crack in the grey clouds, and for a few minutes we had some sunshine. Also the forecasts says midday, and just midday, could be dry (as in free from rain). Are these good omens for a more enjoyable days at Petts Wood Calling, or more likely just clutching at straws. There is no hope from the BBC forecast. If anything that might be worse, although mainly in the amount of thunderbolts scattered across the forecast. Bot forecasters agree that today is going to be on the cool side with just 17° C.  Tomorrow may be dry with sunny spells in the morning, and later in the afternoon. It should also be warmer with at least 19° C, or more likely 20° C.

  Yesterday was a day when I did lots of little things, and plenty of resting/being lazy. I also managed to control my eating  just about. As I already confessed in the morning, I did have a double (small) helping of pork flavour instant noodles for breakfast. My lunch was two tins of soup - one being the ultra low sugar Tesco cream of chicken soup. The other was a a chicken and mushroom soup, which I must admit was very nice, but it did have a bit more sugar in it. The rest of my day, my night, and my plans for today can be read about in my complete archived page for today.

   There are two versions of the weather forecast this morning. There is the gloomy BBC forecast and the benign Met Office forecast. The Met Office forecast has only changed a little bit since I took the screenshot above at about 6.30am. The main change in the last 2 hours is that 9am is now shown with grey clouds, but the grey clouds shown from 11am to 1pm have changed to white clouds. The sunny spells shown for 7am has now been replaced with more white cloud. The temperature stays the same with an afternoon high of 21° C. The BBC forecast throws in light rain from midday to 4pm, and of course, being the BBC, they have thrown in a thunderstorm at midday. They also think that the temperature may only reach 20° C. Tomorrow is the day of greater interest. Petts Wood Calling is going ahead regardless of the weather tomorrow. That weather is going to range between wet, and very wet ! The BBC forecast shows thunderstorms all afternoon. The met Office shows heavy rain all day. Of course these forecasts are actually for Catford rather than Petts Wood so the fine details could be different, but I still think a wet suit might be appropriate garb.

  Yesterday was one of those days where the more I tried to do things, the less I actually got done. I intended to be washed and dressed, and shopping in Tesco before midday, but it was closer to 1pm when I finally got to Tesco. One reason was that after spending about 3 hours on my PC, just catching up with stuff, I had a lie down to do a bit of reading. I read less than a page before I ended up snoozing ! I did get to Tesco in the end, and there is more about that, plus the rest of my day, my awful night, and this morning's bad news in my complete archived page for today.

   There was a bit of sunshine earlier, but now it is dull - just as the early forecast predicted. The latest revision shows sunny spells for 10am, and the rain shown above for 7pm has now changed to sunny spells. The BBC forecast is a lot more optimistic about sunny spells, and that feels right somehow. It should be a little bit warmer today with either 20 0r 21° C expected. Apart from shading the clouds a bit darker in the late morning, tomorrow looks like it could be otherwise identical to today - unless you are a BBC believer. They predict rain from 10am to 7pm, and typically throw in a thunderstorm for 11am. The more important future forecast is for Saturday. That is when Petts Wood Calling happens. At the moment it is looking like wellies, a sou'wester, plus waterproof camera will be the least part of the survival kit !

  Yesterday morning was mostly a matter of waiting. Waiting for the thunderstorms that never came, and waiting for the postman who also never came, but the parcel delivery man did come. My parcel arrived at just gone 1pm, and that was too late to go to the pub, although I think if I had timed it right I might have made it to the pub, and possibly home again, without getting too wet - despite both weather forecasts saying I would be completely drowned. My full account of yesterday, last night, and the start of this morning, can be read in my complete archived page for today.

   This morning has started with the road outside looking a bit damp after some rain in the night. There is far worse to come. Both forecasters are convinced there will be thunderstorms today. The latest revision has not made any change to the screenshot above. The BBC have really gone overboard with their forecast. they show no less than 8 hours when there will be, or could be, thunderstorms. I think even the Met Office with three possible hours with thunderstorms may be hedging their bets, but today is definitely going to be wet ! It is also going to be a cool day with a maximum temperature as low as 18° C according to The met Office. The BBC say a degree lower with a high of just 17° C. Tomorrow will be cloudy, but dry. There might even be a single sunny spell in the early evening. It will be a bit warmer with 21 or 22° C predicted.

  Yesterday was a curious mix of good and bad. The good was the knowledge that sooner or later I would be getting two deliveries. The bad was the sort of anticlimax after the deliveries arrived. Until they arrived I was on high alert while also resting...or basically doing very little. The main anticlimax was that I had mixed up which of two items was going to come first, and it was the wrong one I wanted for the day. All this is explained in greater detail, along with the rest of my day, night, and this morning in my complete archived page for today.

   There seems to be hope that today could be a dry day ! This morning is delightfully sunny, but maybe the clouds are already starting to build up. The latest revision to the forecast still says that the last sunny spells will finish at 9am, although a single hour of sunny spells at 4pm may happen - unless the BBC have it right. They add sunny spells at 11am and 1pm, plus for most of the evening.A temperature of 22° C is expected today. Tomorrow rain, and a lot of it could be heavy, is expected from 10am to 5pm. The BBC throw in their usual hopes/warnings of thunderstorms for midday and the early evening. It will be a cool day with little more than 18° C expected tomorrow.

  Initially I said that I felt quite good early yesterday morning. I am unsure what happened, but some hours later I was feeling not so good. My right elbow and wrist were quite sore at times, and a few other bits seemed to ache. I also felt quite low. I would say depression was too strong a word for it, but it definitely involved ennui and lethargy. Feeling like that, and bored too, was not a good situation when it came to controlling my diet. However, it seems I didn't do so bad when it came to sugar intake. It is all described, along with stuff about dreams, and thoughts and plans this morning in my complete archived page for today.