And then the rains came

Finally we got our much needed rain in bucket loads. It thundered and rained heavily on and off for the whole day. Just what was needed to turn the brown back into green. Bea arrived earlier than expected, received a text “at bus station”, so flew down and met her at the checkout in Somerfields, where she said “that man took my Special K and rushed back into the aisles”. The guy's senior moment got sorted and she told the story to Sue over a cup of tea. Had a lovely dinner at Jackie’s where we celebrated our 36^th anniversary with a bottle of bubbly.

Kite surfers flying high

Change of weather today, strong warm wind and a shower. The kite surfers loved it this evening, ten of them were scudding around and leaping 20 feet into the air. It was fun to watch.

Marbled whites & Six-spot Burnets at Southwater

Southwater Park, near Horsham, was my destination this morning. A quick shower was followed by great walking weather, sun, cloud and a breeze. There is an excellent meadow by houses which is a haven for butterflies and moths. There were Six-spot burnet moths all over, some flying, some mating on grasses, and plenty of chrysalids attached to grass stems. Also prolific were Meadow browns, Ringlets. Marbled whites were around and actually settled enough for photo opportunities. Green-veined whites also settled. After lunch we settled down to watch the marathon Wimbledon final.