Sunshine and..

.. showers of course. 

Sunshine and showers has been the pattern down South for the past fortnight., We have had a succession of Atlantic Low systems passing over the UK*. Normally these track north of Scotland dusting us with light rain from their outer skirts but this latest batch seem to have taken a shine to Bristol.



The weekend visit to an open garden was marred by rain. So much so that this was the only worthwhile picture. 

On the other hand, the hastily modified refreshment tend sold an awful lot of Tea and Cakes...

*I am quite interested in Weather and I am getting quite good at retrospective forecasting. "Ah yes, it would have done that because...."

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