What to do?

What we do when the sun shines!

 As the temperatures in the UK soared to Singapore heights, it seemed that everyone came out to enjoy the sun. It is days like these that we forget that this is climate change on a dangerous scale. In the moment though, it was lovely, I can't deny it. 

On Friday morning I set about attacking the front garden. I won't call it gardening. I was much more brutal. I managed to fill two black bags of "unwanted" plants and I still have to do more to. My garden is on a walking route so everyone who passes, passes comment. When the sun comes out, people become more friendly. They seem to have time to stand and chat whereas on colder days they normally just say "Hello". 

Sammi phoned. It was his thirtieth birthday. That my youngest is now thirty, makes my realise I am old! I showed off my hard work on the video call. I thought he was in Italy. Not so, he had got to Corsica. The weather there was just the same as the weather here. Glorious. In my youth I remember holidays on the British coast where it seemed to rain every day. My garden could do with a bit of that rain we used to have. I get regular emails from Anglian Water telling me how to save water. Most of the things I am advised to do, I do already and now Danielle does the same. We water our plants with grey water. As Anglian Water says, "Every little helps". Perhaps they should do their bit too and invest in better systems. Just a thought. 

After gardening, I had a little hit on the tennis court. The surgeon promised I would be back in action in nine months. I am getting there and it has been just over four months. I am not up to playing a match but I can hit a ball still. I am working up to a whole hour. So with energy in reserve I then went for a walk along the canal to Great Linford with Sophie. And, surprise, surprise we stopped off for a little drink. The pub was heaving. Everybody gets to a pub and sits in the garden when the sun comes out. This is the best bit of being in Britain. Delightful!

In the rest of the world, God help us. Trump is locking up senators, organising a military parade and doing all sorts of terrible things. Israel has got its teeth into Iran, Putin is still being a complete dickhead and while all this is happening we  - and I mean governments - just sit by and say how bad it all is. What to do?