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Over here the smart meter, in most cases tells the ONE AND ONLY electricity supplier in your area how much you use between7 p.m and 7 a.m lowest rate and between 5 a.m and 7 a.m. amd between 5 p.m and 7 p.m. double the low rate, just when families need to cook a hot meal for their kids and...

Evening folks. A tiny bit lighter tonight I thought. I did my walk about 3:30 today and the clouds were clearing away, but the downside is that it’s going to be frosty tonight.Glad your crossing was smooth @Busy-Lizzie so I hope the drive is straightforward too. I couldn’t manage a 5 hour...

Torrential rain from 8am to 3pm with no let up.

Well the ground is very wet so not much. However on the way to the car I noticed that the first crocuses are coming into flower, more snowdrops have popped up and a saw the first Anemone nemorosa flower about to open. On the staging on the decking the gladioli are in full leaf and, note to self,...

@strongylodon As always fabulous sightings and so early or not.

Watched a handsome Green Woodpecker seeking grubs and worms in the Communal lawn yesterday. Stayed around for a good 15 minutes... A very timid bird though - will fly off if he catches sight of you moving.. jenny namaste

@Fof ours aren't even showing buds! Lovely to see yours in such gorgeous colour.

Thirty plus years ago one October I took the train from Baden Baden changed once (I think) and went along the Rhine to Cologne where the train went along the Ruhr Valley towards Hamburg and I got off at Herford. The whole journey was fascinating, but especially along the Rhine with vineyards on...

Oh, what handsome boys. I have always preferred boys.

I was looking idly at the rain out of an upper floor window an hour ago when I saw two beautiful foxes cross the garden from right to left in single file. They seemed unhurried but businesslike - straight across the garden with no hesitation or diversions.