Summertime

A rain-speckled view through bracken towards the sea on the recent drive out.

Has been a wild and woolly week here in Wales with Ireland’s Storm Ellen making its presence felt with 60 plus mile an hour winds and heavy squally rain. I like it – mainly. I mean I worry about potential damage and power cuts and my poor plants and young trees getting whipped around, but I still like it.

I’m not a Summer sun and heat person. Probably not a popular opinion but I really dislike Summers these days: the discomfort of close humid stagnant air; the soreness of too much sun on skin; the harsh glare; too much flesh on show; sandals; barbecues; screaming screeching and whooping; light nights making it difficult to sleep; hot sweaty nights and not being able to pull the covers up around myself. It’s all far too brash, showy, and extrovert for me. Yes, I know I’m grumpy 🙂

Was wondering the other day why virus cases hadn’t really been increasing that much in the UK whereas some other countries in Europe seem to be having sharp rises. I read today – with data to back it up – that it appears people in the UK haven’t been going out as much and have been working at home more than other countries. It seems that folk are more wary about getting back to normal – one reason being that they thought lockdown was eased too quickly. It surprised me especially after seeing all the pictures of crowded beaches and pubs and the queues to get into the shops. Interesting.

Had a quick look at the ‘new’ WP block editor they want us to use. I’d rather not have to learn something new – being very comfortable with the Classic editor which works perfectly for me. It does appear that I can keep using the Classic but not sure for how long.