Rain Again.

The day began with some blue patches appearing between the clouds so there was hope for a dry day. It stayed dry for the morning and was warm enough for me to do my weeding at the zoo with my coat on a bench rather than on me. But towards the end of my shift it felt as if it would rain at any moment and no sooner had I got home than the rain came down in earnest. 

By the time Peter had to go out to see a friend the rain had reached deluge proportions and he left clad in waterproof trousers as well as a raincoat. It seems to have eased off at the moment but I shan't be taking any chances and will be driving down to Pilates this evening.

 

At the zoo I planted some more stachys in the gravel garden before picking off all the small cones and removing a few weed seedlings. The gravel is surrounded by a concrete path on the other side of which is grass and a wooden fence. Since I didn't have much to do I used my secateurs to cut the grass between the fence and the path. It's only a narrow strip and doing it that way I was able to lift up and cut any grass that was forming flat mats so that it will be neater when they do get round to strimming. At the moment the ground is so wet that walking on it leaves deep marks.

Having turned their enclosure into a mud pit the pigs, who are now enormous, spend the day in a much larger enclosure which has been empty for a while. I checked and had the okay to empty my bucket of grass and cones in their enclosure which Otis and Truffle really appreciated. That also saved adding to the giant wheelbarrow which then has to be pushed up the road to the muck heap which is in a separate field.

Driving home I stopped to chat to someone from Pilates and it turns out that a lot of people are suffering from this cold that turns 'chesty' with a nasty cough. 

At home I relaxed for a while then cleaned the window sills of my study. A small job that needs doing fairly often to keep on top of the mildew. That might be because I have the radiator turned down to the lowest setting. It's very useful being able to adjust each radiator separately. I don't like it too warm while Peter prefers it warmer for his arthritis.