It has been bright and sunny today. The wind is still on the cool side but is nothing like as strong as yesterday.
Old or elderly ? was our topic of conversation this morning. It's Pete's 75th birthday today and I will be 70 next year so we both consider ourselves 'old' but definitely not 'elderly'. We agreed that elderly implies a time when life and our bodies have slowed right down which isn't happening yet.
Below is Pete (blue hoody) and the rest of the crew after their triumphant row back from Aberdyfi last week. It took them over an hour but boy did they have fun despite getting very wet.
This is the charcoal sketch I gave Pete as his main present. We hung it, and some others up in our bedroom but there were too many reflections to take a photo of it there.
Today I finished the two shields with the club's name on and for most of the time have been pottering about in the garden.
Spotted early on were this Brown Hawker Dragonfly (first sighting this year) and the much more common small white butterfly. The garden is full of bees and hoverflies so I left any stachys that still had flowers on. I've had a rethink about planting another buddleia since realising the flowers are almost over within a fortnight.
A bit later the hummingbird hawk moth was back. The blackbird has spent a lot of time in the garden either rustling about in the dry leaves under the bushes or taking frequent dips in the bird bath. The sparrows are much more cautious and pick up a few of the seeds scattered on the paving or have a quick drink from the bird bath before disappearing into the hedge.