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rain?16th Oct 2026Rain?
With the announcement of severe drought in a swathe of the south yesterday, it seemed surreal to wake up to heavy rain. Heavy enough to preclude a walk in the meadows.
The previous sets of showers down south have managed to turn the meadows green, but the river level is a truer indicator of the weather: low, and sluggish, indicating paucity, rather than plenty.
So, as I look out, rather than venture out, the morning is deepest grey, and there is a background of drips from the guttering onto the glass below. Nothing from the dawn chorus. Either they fail to see dawn, or the rain has kept the need for exposure to a minimum .
Rain, it appears, seems unwelcome to birds, squirrels and walkers. In the latter case, I'll await a little more light to assess the scale of the issue before venturing out. Rain won't stop play; that would not be cricket. |
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