Thursday 13 January 2022

Windy day

 It has been a very windy day here but also a brilliant sunny day - the sun has certainly provided me with central heating in my sitting room as it has shone in all day.

It should have been our recycling collection day on Wednesday and they always come very early in the morning.   As it was they didn't come at all but they did instead come very early (while it was still dark) this morning.    I can only assume that perhaps many of the staff were off with Covid (we are in one of the highest areas in the country).

The dawn here was exquisite - a very deep red band across the Eastern sky - again visible from my sitting room window.   This time of the year it is right in my window.   By the time June arrives I don't see the sunrise at all - not only am I still asleep but it comes up at the back of the house.   I have never before been so conscious of the direction as I am now.   

When the recycling men have been they naturally leave the plastic boxes on the side of the road.   Doing this this morning was a bit of a disaster as the strong wind blew all the boxes down the road and away.   Luckily my carer came just as they moved on from my house and she was able to grab my box and bring it into the garage before it had time to blow away.    But now I have one neatly put at the bottom of the drive which does not belong to me but has come down from higher up.   So the recycling boxes are recycling themselves.

I got all togged up for my daily walk but when I got out on to the road it was far too windy for both Priscilla and for me, so I just walked round the shortest part of the block and came back home.   Neighbour M saw me coming and was just about to set off on a walk and we stood in the shelter of my bungalow and chatted for a while - obviously about the Prime Minister and what he should do and also about Prince Andrew.   These are indeed troubled and controversial times aren't they?

Until tomorrow>

15 comments:

Debby said...

You know, I read somewhere that the queen would never take Andrew's military titles from him, although the poster thought that she should. I don't follow your politics as closely as I do our own, but I must say, this demonstrates to me the queen's devotion to duty very clearly. It must have been a painful thing to do (on a personal level), but she did it for the people.

Cro Magnon said...

I think the UK is looking for things to take their mind off Covid. An outdoor ministerial meeting/gathering, and a prince having fun, are both totally insignificant compared to what is going on around the world. The Press are back in the gutter again.

Librarian said...

The news about Andrew even made it to our main news here last night, which is astonishing as there are so many really pressing matters to fit into the 15 minute program.
It was a beautiful sunny day here, too, and I was glad to be able to go for a nice long walk in the afternoon sun before returning to work.
To watch sunsets and sunrises is something I have loved all my life. Unfortunately, as I live in town, there are always buildings and trees blocking my view, no matter what direction. But the bits I do see from my windows are enough to make me stop and look!

Rachel Phillips said...

Why obviously? I thought you avoided politics.

Heather said...

I do catch a lovely sunrise quite often but my windows face the wrong way for sunsets. Very frosty here this morning and misty too.
The media do love a juicy bit of gossip and if they can't find any they are inclined to make a few suggestions. I find it hard to believe that Andrew would do anything to bring such discredit to his Mother. Whatever happened to 'innocent until proved guilty'?

Sue in Suffolk said...

Friday morning and you would be OK for a walk here today - not a breathe of wind although cold and frosty - so maybe not.

This morning, for a moment, I found myself wishing for something REALLY AWFUL to happen to stop the party at Downing St, Prince Andrew and Novak in Australia news, from dragging on! Pulled myself up sharp as the really awful could be something much worse

Rachel Phillips said...

Your bin collections were probably one day out because of Christmas and New Year bank holidays - it takes 2 weeks to get back to regular schedules.

Derek Faulkner said...

Heather said - I find it hard to believe Andrew would do anything to bring such discredit to his mother. That's a rather naive comment when one looks back at the activities of many royal princes through their history, he was just carrying on a royal male tradition.

Tasker Dunham said...

Good washing drying weather.

The Feminine Energy said...

I think your Prime Minister should be given some slack. No one's perfect and it just goes to show poor ole Boris isn't either. As far as Andrew goes, I think they should leave him alone too. The accuser is obviously out for money, of which she received years ago to shut her up, so she should be told to go home & forget it. She was a hell-raising runaway teenager who wouldn't have gotten in trouble if she had just stayed home, gone to school, obeyed her parents, and been like any other 14 year old. But no, she went out looking for trouble & she found it... many MANY years ago. It's time for her to move on. Keep warm & safe, Weaver!! ~Andrea xoxoxo

Melinda from Ontario said...

My driveway is the vortex of recycling bins and their contents on windy days. I have now amassed a collection of recycling bins. I don't particularly want them, but what can I do, recycle them?
The sun is pouring through my windows right now. It'll be a lovely day for a walk in my part of Ontario.

Anonymous said...

Prince Andrew was a fool, as was Charles carrying on with Camilla while with Diana, as in fact was Diana off cavorting with Dodi when she could have been spending time with her boys. Wallis Simpson should have stayed monogamous and that whole fiasco could have been avoided. You can indeed court trouble in the realms of self-interest and indulgence, and all royals these days depend heavily on PR staff for spin and self-promotion. I think its fortunate they can't get away with what they used to, and the Queen has had to tolerate a lot of pampered behaviour. Now she is being called out on it and people have had enough.
Let's hope William, Katherine and their children can reset unacceptable behaviour patterns and show more respect for the tax payer. -Pam.

The Weaver of Grass said...

It would have been easy to open a can of worms here on thee issues - thankfully I don't seem to have done so. Thank goodness for that

Joanne Noragon said...

I am so sorry for the queen.

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