Monday 29th April 2019

One of the best things about catching up on work, there is not the dread fear when you open Outlook on a Monday morning.

There must be a lesson to be learned there somewhere....

Anyway, Monday. Meetings, meetings and more meetings.

But first, coffee. And catch up on Saturdays MOTD, as my life is so packed with orchids and haircuts, and no bacon butties, meaning Sundays are not long enough any more to squeeze football and orchids in. At least next week will be a three day one.

But, Monday.

Coffee. Football. Work.

And repeat.

It is at least a sunny day outside. And in order to battle allergies, which I still get, although a squirt of nasal spray soon sorts that out, it is good to get fresh air and some warm sunshine.

I go out and spy a Holly Blue on the brassica in the lawn. I creep up, raise the camera, creep closer. And it flies off. I get a shot of the yellow flowers.

Butt here are other flowers out to snap, and the wisteria, or one of them, is full of buds and will burst forth in the next few days.

In the lawn, three poppies are in flower, flowers open with a rakish frilly flurry.

But there is always work to go back to.

Later in the afternoon, the wind shifts to the north and it gets cooler. Too cool to be in the garden, without a coat.

So I listen to the radio, put the work stuff away, and get ready to prepare dinner; caprese with garlic bread.

There is the cats to feed to, though mostly they seem to want to know there is fresh food in their bowls, and they go back outside apparently happy enough.

For a change, there is no football to watch, but there is the grand final of Only Connect.

Which when that finishes at nine,we are pooped so we away to our beds and sleep.

Phew.