ET....is back

Looked out of my kitchen window and found I was being watched.

Weather......

I am English so I am fascinated by weather.  I love clouds and last nights approaching storm had me running back and forth trying to capture the most amazing clouds formations I have ever seen

 

Should have been going to Art in Action today but don't fancy the M25 in a storm so fingers crossed for tomorrow.

Apropos of nothing, my "tree" for Man and June had birds. Not as many as I intended but next year.....

 

Back to the Tour and the Golf and the Weaving. 

PS I have been reliably informed (see comments) that my pictures (not the first one) depict a "Spanish Plume".  Thank you.

 

August.....

is the month my young friend comes to stay and we go walking.  It was a bit delayed this year thanks to the fact that in July I missed the bottom step and ricked my ankle. I was worried that I would spoil her holiday by not being able to do long stints but it turned out I managed and in fact it seemed to make my ankle better.  Still not perfect but everything takes longer these days.
One of our first walks was to Hothfield Heathlands described as one of the few remaining fragments of open heath.  Land where, traditionally, cattle were grazed. We saw......
New trees growing from a fallen tree,

the longest horns I have every seen

and a grey horse in grass that looked like mist.

On other days we saw a sheep on a wall, in Sevenoaks

and in London a blue cockerel.

We found dream cottages in  Boughton under Blean and Dargate

 orchards,

 pub flowers

and a magnificent oak tree.

and what better way to end a day than with a sunset. London horizon from my bedroom window

 and fabulous every changing clouds.  I won't bore you with the other 20 odd shots I took.