Good morning one and all. Yet again I've not done much exciting so I'm going to be a true Brit and talk about the weather. Whilst it's been quite warm, we've had some short spells of thunder and torrential downpours. The white rose on the front has been battered and to be honest, it looks like snow outside with all the white petals on the ground.
Other local news - we live about 10m from Gatwick Airport so are used to seeing planes skirting round town on their way to land. However planes have virtually stopped - we've seen the Spitfire on VE Day and the odd light aircraft. Lately it seems the RAF have been practicing their circuits and bumps at Gatwick so the highlight of people's days are the big freight airbuses going overhead.
Last Thursday we booked to go to Standen, our local NT property and whilst the forecast was for rain, it stayed dry and sunny. There was a one way system so we sauntered and really didn't see many people. I did bump into a friend who was sat with 2 others - they all work in the house, but have no idea when it will open again. Also they were saying a lot of the house stewards are well over 70 so can't go out either. Hopefully everything will sort itself out shortly and we can all go out without worrying too much. Having said that it has made most people more polite in the shops and park so that's a good thing. Anyway I will leave you with more photos......
Stay safe everyone
Elaine xx
Standen looks lovely, it was good that the rain held off for you, I wish I could say the same, it has been rain, hail, thunder and lightening for days here and our beautiful giant poppies are all battered down, sadly. At least the water barrels have filled though!
ReplyDeleteKeep safe and well. Anne xx