Monday 1st Feb 2021
Another very grey day, I am feeling fed up and bored. Everybody appears to be feeling the same too. For me it’s the lack of sunshine, the grey days are a killer for me, even though we get out I just need that bright sunlight on my face not this grey gloom draped over everything.
There is always something good to see if you look for it and today, we saw some daffodils in full bloom and 2 doors down has a Camelia which is laden with bright pink blooms. Winter Hill is just visible through the grey this afternoon.
We go out for a walk, I have to really make an effort to do this, it is cold and uninspiring, and we are truly sick of walking round Marlow, so we flex the rules a bit and drive to the Jubilee river. Just as we were getting in the Car we stop and chat to Donna over the road, who too is bored even though she is working 3 days a week. I am watching Caroline over the road doing her front garden as I write this as I say it is not a pleasant day and she is really wrapped up and by the look on her face she won’t be out for too long, although she gardens for a living I can’t think it’s an enjoyable task today.
En route to the river we pass by the Star Wars Film set, which is expanding rapidly. There are a lot of vehicles parked in the fields and huge marquees extend the length of the road.
We are very lucky to nab a parking space, as they are few and far between at Dorney. I’m still a bit grumpy as we set off walking and am quite alarmed as Ian points out a woman getting into the river. She is wearing a swimming costume, no wet suit, and a bathing hat. The river is brown, swirling and swollen, it is right up the banks and spilling over the pathways. She gasps as she enters the river and laughs to see us staring at her. It is 3.5 degrees with a wind chill factor bringing to 1, the water must be freezing. I say to her you are brave or insane, I think a little of both she replies, it is making me shiver just to think of it now.
We have a good walk, spot a few good birds, Cettis Warbler, Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Great Crested Grebes and some courting Swans in a flooded field to name but a few.
I don’t feel really warm the whole walk; unsuitably dressed Ian says. Well I thought it might drizzle so I wore my waterproof which is not as warm as my padded jacket. I noticed we both kept pulling our hats over our ears too. I am glad we went out but also glad to be back indoors now. Ian is lighting the fire so it should be cosy by the time I get down there.
Suzy was out the front when we got back, she has been working since November and is enjoying being at home. Jess is doing well with the home schooling, but Dan is struggling as his school sends them out power point presentations. Last week there was a 41-page PP on Charles Darwin, not really going to grab the attention of a 10-year-old. Another was a 20 pager on plant classification.
Both Jess and Dan are going to be part of the Star Wars filming this week.
Nearly 9 million people in the UK have received vaccinations to date.
10 thousand people in Surrey are to receive home testing kits as 100 cases of the South African variant has been detected in that area.
Total deaths in the UK is now 106,158 daily figures are slowly declining as is the number of people in hospital, the day AVG is 24,245.
The Isle of Man lifts all lockdown rules as pubs, schools and shops reopen as facemasks and social distancing are scrapped after a 25-day circuit breaker as borders remain closed.
Captain Tom is in Hospital with Covid, I was wondering where he caught it, but he had Pneumonia prior to getting the Covid so could have got it from hospital. However, I then read on the BBC that in December he went to Barbados courtesy of British airways.
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Your comment about the daffs and the camellia reminded me how happy I was when I came back from my snowy walk on Sunday to see some hellebores and a small clump of snowdrops in our front garden :)
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