August 8th

The mornings are a little fresher. The shadows are a little deeper. The birds are singing a little louder. As we move towards the height of summer. The sky is a little clearer. The shadows are a little deeper. The bay is a little bluer. The beach is filled with children’s laughter. The waves are a little smoother. The gulls are drifting a little higher. The days are a little drowsier. And the evenings are all filled with fire.

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From August 8th 2021

Rain, strong winds, louring clouds and bright sunshine. If you can tell me what's coming next you're a better meteorologist than I am. The council non-mow policy has produced startling and beautiful results with masses of nodding grass heads especially the big plots of delicate fescues like smoke over the ground. There is also a magnificent display of yarrow. Hundreds of very closely related species of wild carrot. If you can tell these apart, you're a better botanist than I am. And then there's the thousands of microspecies of hawkweeds and hawkbeards and hawkbit. If you can tell any of these apart then... I give up.