The lowest figure I saw on one of my outside thermometers at about 7.30am was -0.3° C. It could warm up to 5° C for a few hours today, perhaps helped by two hours of sunny spells (midday and 1pm according to the latest revision). The rest of the day will be either dull, or very dull, with a 10% chance of rain. By 11pm the temperature will be down to just 1° C. It is worth noting that The BBC weather forecast says a possible 3 hours of sunny spells today. Tomorrow will continue the cold with both early morning, and late evening seeing temperature close to, or even under zero ! Once again the BBC offers several hours more of sunny spells. Further ahead, they seem sure that Sunday will be cold enough for some sleet.

   Yesterday was quite a good day, although it didn't end that well. I shall describe the gruesome details about that later. The morning sunny spells were a good source of inspiration to do a bit more than planned. Once I had had the full trio of shave, shampoo and shower, I felt fine to meet the outside world. The story continues in my full archived page for today, and it includes a couple of picture, plus an account of my night and this morning.

  I was going to say that today would bring a lot of sunny spells, mostly in the morning, but the latest revision only shows sunny spells for 9am and 2pm. At least it should stay completely dry today, and that is a good thing because today is going to be so cold that any rain could fall as sleet, or even snow ! Today's temperature should slowly rise from 3° C to 5° C, for just a single hour, before falling to 1° C by the end of the day. Tomorrow the temperature might range between 1° C and 4° C, and it is going to be dull. It will be extra dull during some of the afternoon, and rain might fall at 2pm. With the air temperature at ground level at just 4° C, it will probably be colder higher up, and some of that rain may start as sleet or snow. it might be possible that an odd flake may make all the way down.

   I seemed to be quite busy yesterday, or at least I didn't seem to have much time to spare for getting bored. However in terms of actual stuff done, I don't have a lot to show for it. Maybe the most productive thing I did was to hand wash three t-shirts and three pairs of underpants. The rest of my day, night, and this morning, is described in my complete archived page for today, and once again it includes a handful of photos.

  Today, or at least until the afternoon, should be nice and bright and sunny. Yesterday evening I think the forecast said the sunny spells should last most of the afternoon, but not in this mornings forecast, and the latest revision off it. At least the afternoon will feature white cloud, and so it should still remain a bit bright, and the chances of any rain today are very minimal. The afternoon should reach 7° C. Tomorrow may be very sunny until 3pm, but it is going to be bitterly cold. The current predictions shows the temperature falling to just 2° C at 9am, and then rising to a peak of 4° C before falling back down to 1° C by 10pm ! The BBC shows even lower temperature than the Met Office for tomorrow. It also shows sleet falling mid morning, and later afternoon on Thursday !

   Yesterday was another pleasant day, or to be less positive, it was a day when there were few negatives. One such negative was my Amazon delivery not arriving until 7.30pm, but at least it was before bedtime. A positive thing was that I did finally get out to get some shopping, although I did spend rather a lot of money in Tesco. My day, once again with a selection of pictures, is described along with my night, and this morning in my full archived page for today.

  The latest revision to the forecast says 9, 10, and 11am may be dry, albeit with medium grey clouds. The BBC's forecast says there will be non stop light rain from 9am until 11pm, but for some of those hours they just say "drizzle". They know the clouds are up there, and they are going to rain, but, as usual, can't really say when that might be. This morning started around 9° C. Today will see the opposite of yesterday. Through the day it will gradually cool, and from maybe 3pm the temperature will stabilise at 6° C. Tomorrow could be sunny, but it will be another cold day. The day could start at 5° C, go up to 6° C, and fall to just 3° C by midnight.

   Yesterday was a pleasant day, although I never seemed to find the time or inclination to go shopping. Luckily I seem to have quite sufficient food in the fridge and larder to not need any more food for a while, but maybe today I ought to make the effort to go out and get some fresh food. My day is described, and illustrated with a dozen or more pictures, along with some notes on my terrible night, and great surprise this morning, in my full archived page for today.

  There was a real frost this morning - white on shed, and even a few house roofs, and a a rime on cars outside. I didn't actually see 0° C on any thermometers, but I did see 1° C. Today's warmest time will be after 9pm when warm and moist air sweeps over us bringing rain from as early as 2pm. Tonight should see 9° C, but the afternoon will only be around 4° C. After 6pm the rain could become very heavy. It is worth noting the alternative view of the BBC weather forecast. They give similar temperature predictions, but say drizzle could fall from midday, and there will only be light rain this evening. Tomorrow will probably be grey all day, and with rain in the morning. The day may start at 9° C, and fall to 5° C by late evening.

   Yesterday was quite a hectic day, but I did manage to do one small task before I got on to the hectic stuff. I collected and posted off a poo sample to the NHS bowel cancer screening labs. Between collecting and posting I had a shower, and got dressed ready to face a long afternoon standing around in the cold. The rest of my day is described in my complete archived page for today. It includes some pictures taken yesterday, plus some notes about my night and this morning.

  The clear sky during the night meant the temperature was down to just 1° C by daybreak. More clear skies, and non stop sunshine might warm the day up to 6° C. Once the sun sets the temperature will fall back down to 3° C. Tomorrow promises to be a truly awful day. Once again it will start very cold, probably 2° C, but no sun is forecast. Instead there could be copious rain starting at about 1pm. Fortunately the temperature will have risen to 5° C by then, and so snow won't fall, but I would guess some sleet might be possible, although the forecast shows just rain right up until the end of the day. The day after tomorrow could be wet as well.

   It would be close to the truth to say that absolutely nothing happened until 8pm yesterday. Then, after 8pm, a lot happened and it was better than expected. Two smallish things did happen during the day. One was cooking and eating, and the other was some very light laundry. The main event was a gig, and there are details of it and the rest of my day, night and this morning, plus some pictures taken at the gig, in my complete archived page for today.

  The BBC got off to a bad start by saying there should be sunny spells as I write this. The Met Office more correctly said the morning could be very dull - which it is, but I can see some thin bits of cloud where the sun could burn through later - maybe by 11am when they say sunny spells, and even full sunshine could start. It is still going to be an even colder day today with a high of just 8° C, and down to a very shivery 4° C by the end of the day.  The BBC shows a very savage forecast for tomorrow - starting and finishing at 1° C, and peak of just 6° C - and that after a day of strong sunshine. The Met Office say a start and finish of 3° C, and some of the daylight hours being sunny spells rather than full sunshine.

   I'm not sure why, but yesterday was one of those days when I seemed to have very little get up and go. Eventually it did turn into a good day, but it was very slow to get there. About the only thing I did prior to going out at 3.30pm was to finish the laundry that had been soaking in detergent for almost 24 hours. The rest of yesterday is described, and amply illustrated by many pictures taken last night, and also the day before, in my complete archived page for today. It also includes stuff about sleeping and dreaming, plus the start of this morning.

  There is currently some nice sunshine as I write this, but the forecasts says it will be back to light grey in another 15 or 20 minutes. The sunny spells shown for 3pm above may be joined by another at 2pm according to the latest revision to the forecast, but most of today will be light grey except for a couple of hours that may be a darker grey. The maximum temperature today could be 12° C. Tomorrow could start at 8° C, and slowly cool until it may be just 3 or 4° C by the end of a day that could be a bit like today - mostly grey with a few random sunny spells.

   Yesterday was good, but it was also bad. That contradiction will be explained with a lot of pictures, as I gradually explain my day yesterday. One good thing was a hot shower. Yesterday I decided to turn up the gas to the water heater because the hot water was getting very tepid as the outside continues to cool as we plunge into winter. The description of yesterday, last night, and this morning, continues on my complete archived page for today.

  There was some weak sunshine filtering through the clouds earlier, and even as I write this the sun can be seen trying to force it's way through the clouds. It is no wonder that The BBC and The Met Office have produced very different forecasts. The BBC say sunny intervals until 2pm (it was 3pm), and The met Office have grudgingly added a single sunny spell at 11am among a sea of white and grey clouds. Both forecasters agree on a max of 10° C. Tomorrow may see 12° C, and there might be some sunny spells towards the end of the afternoon. Both today and most of tomorrow should be dry.

   There were really just two notable things yesterday, but somehow it didn't seem to be a boring day, although to say it was exciting would be to exaggerate things. I thought I made a large eating mistake yesterday, but I seem to have got away with it. All these things, and more are described in my complete archived page for today, which also includes stuff about my night and this morning.

  Another mild night, and a 10° C start to the day. Both the BBC and Met Office agree that the first half of the day will be very grey, but the afternoon may only feature light cloud, albeit covering every inch of the sky. It should stay dry, but the temperature may only rise a single degree to 11° C. There is a difference of opinion about tomorrow. The BBC say lots of sunny spells. The Met Office say it will be a cloudy day. Both agree it will be cold with just 10° C possible. By the looks of it we will be getting some morning frosts at the end of the week.

   I had a major achievement yesterday, and maybe a few minor achievement, but the major achievement sticks out like a sore thumb in my mind - even if it seems petty to you. The key thing was washing my hair and having a good shower. After a day or two of being a complete slob, it felt great to be clean again. The few notable things about yesterday, last night, an, as usual, this morning, are all described in my complete archived page for today.

  It was a mild night with the outside temperature as high as 11° C. There was some rain earlier, but I am not sure it was heavy rain. The rest of today should be dry, but much of it will be dull, or duller, although the sunny spells for 2 and 3pm seem to have survived at least one revision to the forecast. At 3 or 3pm the temperature will briefly peak at 12° C, but much of the day will be just 11° C. Tomorrow could be grey, but dry with the temperature at 11° C again.

   Yesterday was another day that seemed to pass smoothly by, and yet it is hard to recall just what made it so. I can remember the important stuff, but there were lots of little, generally inconsequential, things that mopped up useful amounts of time, that I would have to strain my brain to remember. All I remember about yesterday, last night, and this morning, is described in my complete archived page for today.

  There was some glorious sunshine when I opened the curtains soon after 8am, but despite the forecast saying it should last until 9am, it seems the sky has clouded over now, and this dullness could last all day. It may only be broken by light showers at 4pm. It was quite a mild night, and the temperature was 11° C  at 8am. The temperature may briefly peak at 14° C. Tomorrow could start very wet, but most of tomorrow may be dry, but very dull. It will be cooler too. Just 11° C  is forecast.

   First things first: The final result of the great experiment was that washing a grey t-shirt with a brand new black sheet (see yesterday's picture) was not entirely worthless. The grey t-shirt is still a grey t-shirt, but if I stare at it hard I can make myself believe it is a very, very slightly darker shade of grey now. Another hundred washed with another hundred new black items should do the trick ! All I can remember doing yesterday, last night, and this morning is described in my complete archived page for today.

  Today sees the return of rain, but as to how much rain, that remains to be seen because the forecast for today has not been finalised, and probably won't be until the day is over ! There was supposed to be heavy rain this morning, but I was not aware of it indoors, and as I write this it seems to be little more than some drizzle. From midday it might be dry, but still cloudy. Today could see the temperature rise to 15° C. Tomorrow could see light rain in the middle of the day, and it will be a bit cooler. Just 13° C is currently expected.

   Yesterday did not turn out as hoped, but it had it's moments. My hoped for plan of going out in the evening was scuppered by two things - a very minor stomach upset, which was no more than a slight feeling of queasiness, and the other thing was that it was, predictably enough, cold and dark ! I did manage to do a couple of notable things yesterday, and my night was also notable, as was this morning. It is all described in my complete archived page for today.

  The latest revision to the forecast has added some hours of sunny spells to the screenshot above. As well as the sunshine shown there are now sunny spells shown from 2pm until sunset. Unfortunately the temperature still won't go above 10° C. Rain will start to fall from midnight, and then through the small hours of tomorrow. From, or before, 6am, until 2pm there could be heavy rain. The rest of the afternoon may be just "cloudy". The warm and wet air giving all the rain should at least warm the day up to a max of 14° C. The BBC weather forecast almost agrees with all I have written above, except that they currently say it will only be light to medium rain tomorrow instead of heavy rain.

   Yesterday was quite a good day. I was generally feeling ok, and some of my bruises had changed to a nice yellow colour. That was good only so much that I could easily see them instead of feeling for tenderness, or earlier, obvious aches for some places. My full day, or as much of it as seems describable, is described along with my night, plus the start of the morning in my complete archived page for today.

  Before I went to bed last night, the weather forecast for today looked really bad. The Met Office said heavy rain all day, and the BBC said light rain, with a few spots of heavier rain, all day. This morning the forecasts are far more benign. The latest revision to the Met Office forecast has changed some dark cloud to white cloud, with the first rain set for 11pm. The BBC still say light rain until 3pm this afternoon. Both forecasters say a maximum of just 8° C. Tomorrow may see a return to sunshine/sunny spells at a max of 10° C.

   Yesterday everything was almost back to normal. Most of my injuries gave little or no discomfort despite some bruises looking slightly worse. The only sore spot that really mattered was my tailbone area, and while it is still quite sore if provoked, I seemed to have adapted to doing things/ways of sitting down that avoid provoking it. My day (mostly good), my night (mostly terrible) and this morning (OK-ish) are described in my complete archived page for today.

  The sun is shining as I write this, and should continue for the rest of the day - except for possibly 2pm. All that sunshine, and the temperature may only rise to 11° C. Tomorrow could see heavy rain all day, and it will be cold. Just 8° C is expected.

   My "tailbone" injury was usually comfortable yesterday, but a nudge in the wrong way could still be very uncomfortable. The rest of my injuries had settled down well, and apart from being careful how I sat down, I had a fairly usual sort of day, or it would have been usual/normal if I wasn't waiting on Amazon to deliver a parcel. MY whole day, night, and also this morning is described in my complete archived page for today.

  Both forecasters are giving dire warnings of thunderstorms today, but neither say when they might occur. The BBC say light rain between midday and 2pm, and The Met Office say heavy rain at midday followed by light rain at 1pm. Other than that, both forecasters say it will be dry, and even suggest a few sunny spells. Today's temperature will peak in just a few hours time when it will reach 13° C for a few hours before it slowly falls to 10° C at the end of the day. Tomorrow could be very sunny, but only 11° C.

   Yesterday was yet another day when very little happened. For a while I was tempted to go out, but in the end I stayed in and did very little except playing with a couple of cameras, and doing some maintenance of a few camera accessories. It all started when I tried to take a picture of the still rather faint bruise on my upper right arm. All this is sort of explained along with other stuff that I did yesterday, last night, and this morning in my full archived page for today.

  It was definitely almost mild this morning, but my measurements suggested it was only 12.5° C instead of 13° C. In maybe another half hour it could be over 14° C. While it may be nice having a mild morning, the price of it is the moist and warm air is shedding all it's moisture as a lot of rain this morning. The latest version of the forecast suggests there should be hints of sunshine during some heavy rain at 10am, and full sunshine at 11am. The rest of the day will be bright with more sunshine or sunny spells, but paradoxically it will be cooling down. The peak temperature of 15° C will be at 9 and 10am. The temperature at 3pm, and for a few hours before and after that, will be 14° C. Most of the daylight hours tomorrow may be 12° C, but for half or more of those hours there could be light rain.

   Yesterday I reverted to intensive resting and laziness to help the healing process of all my injuries - mostly just bruises and scrapes, but I am still not completely sure I didn't break a bone in my "tail area". The short version of today's stuff is that I did seem to heal further. The slightly longer version, that includes stuff about my night, and this morning, can be read in my complete archived page for today.

  The latest revision to the forecast has removed some of the wet hours, but it still shows a very dark grey day. That latest revision only shows rain at 11am, 6 and 7pm, and it will all be just light rain. The maximum temperature today will be at 8pm onwards, and it will be 10° C. Most of the day will be 9° C or under. On the other hand, while the BBC agrees with the temperature forecast, they still show loads of light rain or drizzle through a lot of the day, with the rain getting heavy at the end of the day. Tomorrow could start with heavy rain, but there could be sunny spells in the afternoon. The temperature could be an almost warm (for the time of year) 15° C.

   Yesterday was good in some ways, and bad in others. The day started off quite productive, and at other times that would have been good, but maybe it was bad yesterday. I felt quite good yesterday morning, but it wasn't long before the first warning signs that I might be undoing some of my recent healing. This and much of my day, night, and also this morning, is described in my complete archived page for today.

  The latest revision to the forecast has improved on that shown above. 8am is now shown as full sunshine, and as I write this, with 8am just minutes away, the sky is clear, and the sun is indeed shining, but too low in the sky to light the road or my house, but it should do soon. The clear sky means the temperature is very low at the moment, and while there was no ground frost, there did seem to be frost on a few neighbours garden shed roofs. Today may be very sunny, but the best we can expect is just 10° C.  Tomorrow there is a choice of weather. Over in BBC land there will be a lot of drizzle and light rain, but in Met Office land it will stay dry until 5pm when over the course of two hours the clouds will fully open to give heavy rain. Then it will be dry again. 10° C is also expected tomorrow.

   Yesterday was another day of rest and healing, and not a lot happened - except healing. Which was a very good thing. I think I probably have more to say about my night, and this morning, than about yesterday, but there are a few notes I can make. They, along with some notes about my sleep and dreams, plus how I feel this morning, can all be read in my complete archived page for today.

  As I write this, at 8.36am, it still looks dry outside, and although the sun has gone behind a cloud now, a little while ago we enjoyed some watery sunshine for at least 15 minutes. Today I think I want to believe the BBC forecast It is not quite so doomy as the screenshot of the Met Office forecast above. The BBC says sunny spells for 9am, two hours of light rain between 11am and midday. There will be some sunny spells in the afternoon, but after those two hours of light rain it will stay dry for the rest of the day. Like the Met Office, they say the afternoon high will be just 10° C. Tomorrow it could be as cold as just 4° C at 6am, and it could be misty too. Both forecasters predict a dry day with some sunshine and sunny spells, but it will be another very cool day with a high of just 10° C again.

   I started yesterday feeling very fragile. I began to find bruises and scrapes that I had not been aware of earlier. I think I can safely report that I did almost nothing of note in the morning except for a lot of resting. While I was warm, and resting none of my aches and pains was too bad, and so I decided to not take any painkillers at that stage. More of yesterday, last night, and this morning, is described in my complete archived page for today.

  Right now it is raining, but it should be sunny ! It makes me wonder just how accurate today's forecast will be. The highlights should be sunny spells at 10am, 1pm, and full sunshine at 4pm. All other times are shown as white cloud except for 2pm which seems like it will mix sunny spells with heavy rain. Of course later revisions to the forecast will probably bring totally different prediction. One thing is usually right, and that is the temperature. Today the afternoon high may be just 10° C. Tomorrow could be even colder with just 9° C predicted. Tomorrow morning may feature rain for a few hours, but from 1pm it should be dry with some sunshine possible later in the afternoon.

   Last night was a bit of a disaster, but most of yesterday was a great day. After my morning writing I had a shower, and washed my hair. Once that was dry, and I was dressed, I headed to the station to pick up two copies of the Metro newspaper, take a couple of train pictures, and then get the 12:34 train as far as Ladywell. I describe as much as I can remember, and what turned a great afternoon into a disaster in my complete archived page for today. It also includes a few notes about my night and this morning.

  It seems only the morning and early afternoon will be very wet today. From mid afternoon, maybe just a few hours before sunset, it may still be very dull, but dry. It is possible the temperature may briefly touch 13° C today. Both the weather forecasters I watch have a different idea about tomorrow's weather. The BBC say sunny spells in the morning and late afternoon, with white clouds between those time. The Met Office say there will be sunny spells in the middle of the day, but white clouds before and after.  Both forecasters agree that the highest temperature tomorrow could be just 11° C, and that for as little as a single hour, or for maybe three hours. I expect tomorrow will bring a very different forecast.

   Yesterday saw a departure from most days recently, and by recently I may mean since last July ! I did say I was going to try and go out while writing yesterday morning. It wasn't long after that I made up my mind to do so, and I was out unusually early for a medium length walk. It was a very tiring walk, but I have a selection of pictures to illustrate some of it. Those pictures, and description of my day, night and this morning can be read in my full archived page for today.

  There a bit of disagreement between the two weather forecasters I monitor. The latest revision to the Met Office says the sunshine and sunny spells may now end at 1pm, while The BBC say they should last all day. Even if the sunshine/sunny spells end, it should still stay dry all day. Both forecasters agree on a high of 12° C today. Tomorrow sees a return to grey skies and rain. Some of the rain might be heavy, but tomorrow morning's forecast may give a better idea of when, and how heavy. Both forecasters agree that tomorrow will see a maximum of 12° C.

   Not a lot happened yesterday, but a few things did happen. One such thing was a bit of laundry that included a very heavy when wet, and hard to wring out, pair of sweat pants. It raised my body temperature a couple of degrees working on them. Other than that, there was a lot of waiting. The few describable bits of yesterday, plus how I slept, and a bit about this morning, can be read in my complete archived page for today.

  The latest revision to the weather forecast lines up seven hours of full sunshine starting at 8am. As I write this there are some streaky clouds on the eastern horizon that could attenuate the sunshine unless they lift or otherwise disperse soon. All that sunshine will only warm things up to 13° C, but it could be significantly warmer behind the glass of my front room windows ! Tomorrow could be dry with a fair bit of sunshine, but clear skies will mean a rather cold morning. Just 7° C is forecast for early morning, but it should warm up to 12° C - which in full sunshine could feel OK.

   Yesterday featured a few very depressing hours, but most of the day was moderately OK. Overall it did feel like a lot of yesterday was wasted. I had a very slow morning, maybe slowed by writing just over 2000 words yesterday morning - enough for a short story !  All I did that was easy to describe during the day, how my night went, and a few results this morning, is all written up in my complete archived page for today.

  I noted there was some rain in the middle of the night, but if the forecast holds true, and the latest revision to the forecast suggests there is reason to hope that should, today should feature loads of sunny spells, but no full sunshine. The full sunshine, shown in the early version of the forecast above, has been replaced by just sunny spells. The good thing is that the light rain shown for 2pm has also been replaced by sunny spells, although 3pm is now shown as just white cloud. The temperature today could briefly touch 13° C. Tomorrow could start with several hours of full sunshine, but there could be some isolated showers later - the BBC disagree and currently predict sunny spells all day.  The afternoon high could be just 12° C.

   I had several good triumphs yesterday, but sadly none of them were anything to do with mending dripping taps... One good triumph was some cooking for my dinner, but more about that later. My day, after having a shower, and putting some laundry in to soak, started with a shopping trip to Tesco. My day, my cooking, my night, and also my morning are all described in my complete archived page for today.

  The latest revision to the forecast shows just light rain at 10am, but that light rain could continue to 3pm, although there is a chance of a break from the rain at midday. More light rain could fall from 7pm onwards. The highest temperature was can expect today is just 12° C. The lowest was probably around 3am when I noticed it was just 6° C. Tomorrow could be dry, and the middle of the day might be bright. Even a full hour of pure sunshine might be possible, but it will only raise the temperature to 13° C.

   I did not do all the things I hoped to do yesterday, and yet it was quite a satisfactory day. One important thing I did was to finish washing the white hand towel and the white t-shirt. They seemed to dry quite quickly with a fan on them. The very important thing I didn't do was to try and fix the dripping hot tap. As usual, most of my day, night, and this morning, are described in my complete archived page for today.

  As I write this the sun has been trying to find a gap in the clouds. It has seemed to start brightening up a couple of times, but each try only lasted a few seconds, but the latest revision to the forecast insists we will have sunny spells until 5pm when there could be a couple of hours of light rain. It should stay dry through the night, although clear periods will let the temperature drop from an after noon high of 13° C to maybe 8° C in the early hours of tomorrow. Tomorrow sees a return to copious rain. There might be three hours of heavy rain at the end of the morning, but the rest of the rain might be fairly light. The afternoon temperature should reach 13° C. For once, the BBC forecast broadly agrees with the Met Office forecast for today and tomorrow.

   Yesterday was one of those good and bad days, although maybe it was all weighted toward the good end of the spectrum. The lousy weather dampened my spirits as well as the world outside, and so I stayed in and tried to ignore what was happening outside.  The good, bad, and indifferent are described for yesterday, last night, and also some of this morning in my complete archived page for today.

  We are now in the middle of the storm, or maybe not. The forecast from The Met Office, as shown above, and hardly changed in the last revision, does look rather grim. However, the BBC weather forecast shows much of the rain as just light rain. As I write this there may have been heavy rain much earlier in the morning (while I was sleeping), but the current rainfall is generally just drizzle at the moment. All the action could start in the afternoon when there are seven hours of strong winds forecasts. It is going to be a very cool day with possibly a brief, one hour peak of just 11° C, but most of the day will be just 9 or 10° C. The storm should finish tonight, and tomorrow should be a calmer day. Both forecasters say it will probably be dry, and both predict a scattering of sunny spells during daylight hours. It might even be less cold with 12° C predicted.

   Yesterday was one of those good and bad days, and on reflection it was mostly good, with some slightly bad mostly towards the end of the day.  Probably the best thing was that the weather was kinder than earlier forecasts predicted it might be. The full details of my day, with pictures, plus my night and this morning can be read in my complete archived page for today.

  We start November with weather warnings for rain and wind, but maybe those warning are more general for a much wider area. The latest revision to the forecast shows 9 and 10am featuring heavy rain, and 11am and midday to feature light rain. After that there could be sunny spells. The wind we are warned about is forecast to happen after 10pm. The BBC, in their general enthusiasm, warn of a thunderstorm at 11am ! It is a mild start to the day at 13° C, and the highest temperature, at midday, may only be 14° C. Of course a lot could change during the day, and tomorrow's forecast could be no more than fantasy, but for what it is worth....it is currently forecast to feature heavy rain almost all day, and the very strong winds will pick up again in the afternoon. It may also be quite cool with the day starting at 13° C, and possibly falling to just 9° C in the middle of the afternoon !

   Yesterday was a good day with several triumphs. Those triumphs were with man against machine, as I shall explain not much further down the page. My morning involved a lot of waiting, but I used some of that time preparing stuff for the triumphs to come. All this is explained as I describe my day, night, and this morning in my complete archived page for today.