Heatwave

I have been off work this last week as Mrs H was in hospital for a few days. She is now home safe and sound and is recovering well. I had planned to do lots of stuff with the Juniorette, some of which we did, but a lot of activities were scrubbed because it’s been too damn hot. The heat however means that we have harvested blackcurrants, gooseberries, zucchini, peas, strawberries, blueberries, cucumbers and a few tomatoes from the garden. We should start picking bell peppers, chilli’s and aubergines very soon.

To escape the heat in the mornings we have been going to an open air swimming pool in a village that is about 20 mins from us. We think its better that the Marburg open air pool and the local lakes. We only discovered it this year, its never really packed, has a good water slide and spring boards for diving. The Juniorette’s diving skills have really come on the last few days. She is diving really well off the lower springboard now.

Above is a picture of a swallowtail butterfly that I managed to snap a few days ago

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