Very different days

What a contrast in days!

On Wednesday we went over to the golf club. As it was busy, & rather noisy in the main room we sat in a small side room. Instead of overlooking the golf course & the feeding station for the birds, we overlooked the Bay & the Lakeland fells beyond.

It was a brilliant day, bright blue skies & freezing temperatures. The Bay was filled with bright blue pockets of dampness. At one point I thought the bore, the great tidal wave that goes upstream as the tide starts to come in, was somehow going the wrong way. The Bay was virtually dry yet there seemed to be a great wave going out. Then I realised it was a whole flock of small birds taking off & flying near to ground. We sat & watched as the light dimmed & the sky became suffused with pink. Beautiful!

Yesterday, Thursday we went again to the golf club. This time we sat in the main room. The day was wet & grey. The temperature may have been milder but it permeated into your bones far more. There was a rawness to it. It was getting everyone down a bit. So different from the day before.

All this returned rain has meant we once more have a soaking wet kitchen carpet. Clearly the new bottom door hasn’t solved the problem. This morning I got onto the company once more & they will be ringing soon to arrange a return inspection. Today’s rain isn’t going to improve the situation. The rags will be coming out again.

The irony of it is that, on the drive home yesterday, I was just thinking that maybe we should post a comment on the double glazing firm’s site to say how good they were in dealing with our problem. I was actually beginning to think the problem was cured & I could relax. So much for that!