11/4 Had breakfast at the Briny in Portsmouth.
The tulips are out, adding a splash of sunshine and colour to what otherwise has been a couple of wet, windy and cold couple of weeks. Bluebells should also be putting in an appearance.
30/4 Made the mistake of packing the second duvet away. A bit premature. Weather improving, trees have leaves, plenty of green. But still chilly. The tulips are in full bloom and we spent a morning in the bluebell wood at Slindon.
15/4 Weather has improved. A bit of sunshine but still chilly. Last of the bluebells at Sheffield Park and waiting for the roses to bloom at the gardens in Arundel Castle.
15/5 Caught the tail end of the roses.
15/6 Hottest June ever
15/7 Hot with patches of cooler weather. Visites Wakehurst twice in the last two weeks. Very popular but still one of the nicest gardens we have visited.
31/7/23 Weather has become nasty. Sun interspersed with clouds, rain and wind. Better this last week. Have booked two days camping at Brownsea. Trying to dodge the only days of rain. Extreme heat wave in Europe
15/8 Still plauged by changeable weather. It is also noticeably a bit colder and the days are getting shorter. Alternates between wind, rain and patchy sunshine. August is supposed to be dry and warm? Reports keep threatening a heat wave. But always a bit later.
15/9 Hot, at times uncomfortably hot weather for about a week. Short lived. Colder, gloomy, wind and rain this last week. Debating whether to get the winter duvet out. Have started wearing a long sleeve vest under my jacket for deliveries although I haven’t packed the shorts away just yet.