Opened all the upstairs windows for half an hour at around 10pm last night and that got rid of a lot of the heat (down from 24c to 21c, anyway), then slept with just the top windows open. Only trouble then is that the blackbirds were still singing at 11pm+ and then started again at 3.50am this morning!
We have a new squirrel visiting the garden, who hasn’t worked out how to lift the lid on the hazelnut pot yet. I tried propping the lid up with a nut but the magpie pinched it. 🙂 I haven’t seen him fr a while – glad to know he’s still around.
Soooo . . . This morning we once again have the delight of listening to the Jack Russell in the house opposite yapping until his person gets home – for the third day in a row. It went on pretty much all day on Saturday, then from c.9.15am until just after 1pm yesterday. She went out just after 9 this morning and now it’s yap yap – yap yap yap – ow ow ow ow – yap – ow ow – yap. Pause. Ow ow ow ow . . . If the pattern follows yesterdays and the day before, this will be followed by a shout of “Shut that bloody dog up” from her neighbour, who will then realise she’s gone out and left the dog inside with the windows open again. When she gets home he will tell her about the noisy dog again. She will, once again, claim it’s only barking now because she’s just got back. Then his missus will also come out and tell her about the constant dog again.
On the bright side – she used to have two of the bloody things.