Nice morning ....

26th June 2026 (Friday)      10.00 .... We've just had a (very welcome) thundery shower, that has

cleared the air;  at a guess I'd say that the pollen count is 'Extremely Low' just now!  

There was a rumble of thunder, and a blip with the electricity that switched everything 'off' for a couple of seconds.  Everything is working again;  except me.  I won't have to water the flower tubs this evening!   The nearest lightning strike was in the Arncroach /Carnbee area.

The sky is clearing after the heavy rain, and we should have sunny spells, with the chance of  light(er) showers from now until evening time.    Right now we have a lot of blue bits in the sky giving us sunny spells'.

19.30    It has been a nice day since the rain this morning;  in fact hung out a washing, including shower rowels.... and it dried.   There has been thunder around us but that missed us;  I only know there has been thunder around  by looking up the Lightning Detection app.   I've had the thundery headache.

I was browsing the TV Channels yesterday and found an interesting old film based on a Lancaster Bomber raid  on the outskirts of Berlin.   Now I'm wondering if I should venture on to the YouTube Channel and find the Ness Accordion Band?    

I've has a restful day pottering around Ivy.   I did a few Soduko's and did a really hard one;   That's good, because it means the after effects of the booster jab are no longer addling my brain.  Since having the first jabs, and all the booster jabs since, I've noticed that I struggled with hard Soduko's for up to six weeks. I'm a 'happy boy' again.

Today's photies:  both taken immediately after the heavy rain this morning.


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