Windy.

It has been very windy all day. The morning began with blue skies over the sea but grey clouds heavy with rain inland. Luckily the wind blew away the clouds and for the afternoon it was blue skies all round.

Poor Peter was not feeling good this morning after yet another bad night's sleep. It looks like he has caught this nasty cold (one that comes with aches and pains) that is doing the rounds. I suspect he may have picked it up at his Spanish conversation group last week as last night I chatted to someone was in the group and she mentioned that she is only just getting over her cold/'flu. I can understand people wanting to get on with their lives but when you're in your 70s it's harder to get over these infections.

 

And on a cheerier note - this is my sunny spot where I have a cup of coffee in the mornings. (When I'm up really early I sit on the terrace to view the world.) A garden kneeler makes a perfect cushion on the wall of the middle raised bed which is just the right height for sitting on.

From my seat I can cast my eye over the garden and look at the sea and the village through the gap in the hedges. Not easy to see in the photo but I am able to see the Cambrian mountains above the hedge on the right and Snowdonia above the hedge on the left. This morning was so nice that I had to have a second cup of coffee so I could enjoy the view for longer. 

Of course since it has been sunny I've spent my time working in the garden. I wasn't too pleased to find more cat evidence in the garden. The suggestions on-line include growing lavender and rue as cats don't like their smell. Hmm, I've a number of lavender bushes and rue growing in the shingle so that's not helpful. I'll see if coffee grounds and citrus peel are any better at deterring cats.

While I was outside I turned my attention to the tiny pond / water feature. I swirled out the blanket weed of which there wasn't too much and then realised that sphagnum moss was growing in the water in large quantities. It wasn't hard to remove though I did check carefully for water snails which I then returned to the water. It's good to know they survived the winter. By the time I had finished I had nearly a whole bucket of moss which is a lot for the size of the pond.

Time now to relax and have a sandwich as choir is starting half an hour earlier this week to allow people to get there before they close the main road.