I am amazed but we actually seem to have a settled spell of warm sunny weather - for how long? who cares! Slap on the SPF 30 and get out there. I might even have a trace of tan!
The big plus for me is the grass dries out and virtually stops growing for a while. I am now putting out shallow dishes of water in my garden for the birds and wild animals to enjoy, and my dog when she gets too hot sunbathing!
Because of past levels of obesity I have never been happy in hot weather, but the tide is turning as the weight comes down. I now feel the cold in winter and can tolerate heat better in summer.
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| Bourne River Morris Men dancing on Poole Quay |
A few stage areas along the quay for music plus gaps for dancing by assorted traditional dance sides, kept interest going most of the day and into the evening.
Saturday was jam packed and the whole quay was heaving. Sunday was a bit quieter and we were able to move around a bit more easily.
As you can see from this pic, it wasn't just Morris dancers and Clog dancers performing! There were belly dancers and Irish dancing too.
I enjoyed the relative coolness of a pub where the folk club was being run - a sort of open mic session with local performers doing 4 songs at a time. We are very lucky to have so many talented performers in the region. I renewed acquaintances with a few friends I had not seen for a few years too.
Did I take Honey with me? Oh no! She would have hated the crowds and noise. She is much happier being left at home to sleep in peace and comfort.
One of the big firms based in Poole is Sunseekers, luxury boat builders. I could not afford even one of their tiny boats they use as tenders on their big multi-million pound jobs.
Finding a good parking place is always a problem in Poole, and mooring up your gin palace is no different. This is Sunseeker's maintenance depot where the billionaires drop their boats in for servicing. The ones in the pic are not even the big ones!
The far side of this channel is the working part of Poole port, with docks and the ferry terminal to the left of this pic.
These ladies are called Southern Lights and danced beautifully, just one of the many dance sides performing over the weekend. Everything looks better in bright sunshine, and it makes people feel better too. Lots of smiley faces around that weekend.
I bought myself a brand new garden hose on a little wheeled cart so I can trundle it around and store it safely inside. I had to assemble the bit that connects it to the mains, so I sat down on the step of the patio doors while I did it. It was no problem sitting down low and my knees felt fine. However... getting back up was another matter! I still have no spring in my knees and I did struggle. I managed to twist sideways and grab the handles on the patio doors which gave me enough strength to actually stand up again. I will have to be careful of situations like that because I can't kneel on my new knee. Before I would go on to hands and knees, then feet to get up off the floor unaided, but I can't kneel now. I am getting stronger with exercise but not strong enough yet.
The scar from the op is slowly fading and should be quite faint by next summer. I may be working on new knee number 2 by then!
The new hose is extra long so it reaches from the tap in the back garden round the house to the front garden. I gave the flower bed and plant pots a good soaking to help them survive the heat. My hanging baskets look good, filled with Surfinia trailing Petunias. A lovely mass of deep pink blooms slowly growing downwards.
The back garden is full of... birds, bees, butterflies, and weeds! I cut what's left of the grass when I can - it's patchy thanks to years of dog ownership. The more I prune the shrubs around the garden the more they grow up and out! HELP!
I hope you can make good use of the summer weather while it's here. Just don't get sunburned!
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