Grey and cool with layers of thick cloud. Some half hearted rain. 14 degrees . PONs and owners are delighted. It won't last but at least the air inside the house will cool down. By six all the windows and doors are wide open.
The PONs do a circuit of the garden not once, not twice but three times. Readers of a nervous disposition will be delighted to know there were no C-A-T-S. Bob sits on his stump seat and watches the young garagiste race past in his little Citroen with the raspy exhaust. Everyone else seems to be on holiday.
The little market town is humming. Pretty much all the tables at the cafe under the arcades taken. Toddlers and family dogs everywhere. The PONs settle down in a quiet spot and wait an inordinately long time for their morning croissant and bowl of water.
The book sharing club has taken some of the old street lights and put them to good use. The lanterns provide practical storage (and easy access ) for a collection of thrillers and love stories. In the UK vandals would soon give the panes of glass short shrift.
One of the rundown old buildings has been restored. The architect has inserted a small glass extension on the first floor. This is slanted about ten degrees off centre and is not quite symmetrical. Once you notice it you can't take your eyes off it.
In the recent heat these two remote Scottish vacation options suddenly become alluring :
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