Showers.

Not having to go to work this afternoon made today feel like a bonus day. Weather-wise it's been a mixture of sunshine and showers again but the sun was brighter and the showers heavier than yesterday.

I had a long gardening session outside and I cleared all the moss from the flag iris rhizomes. I had to use my bare fingers because the new iris leaves are quite delicate and every now and again I would hear a crunch as another leaf got broken when I was wearing gloves. During the brief showers I made a start on cleaning up the ceiling in the shelter. I have plans for that ceiling. I thought I had cleared all the rest of the scree garden but I still found a few bits that needed doing.  

Later in the afternoon I settled down to look at some DVDs that had been made from video footage we took about 15 years ago. I didn't find it as hard as I thought I might because it was so long ago and the boys were still children with short hair. It was mainly a couple of Christmases including a rare snowy one, when our friends were visiting. Most of the footage was shot by the youngsters and they were very harsh with their comments about the state of each other's rooms. And lots of footage of the cats and the dogs we had then. Romas was a real cutie and such a performer even at that age. There is a long tour around the garden shot by me which is nice to have as a record but I cringe when I hear my voice. Actually most of the voices are different to the reality so I hope that I don't sound like that. It was funny to see how some things have changed around the place and other things are just the same.