It started well

I woke this morning surprised that Ripley hadn't woken me as often as usual overnight for the toilet.

As I descended the stairs I realised that he had failed to wake me when he needed to; either my sleep was too deep or he hadn't enough time.

An hour of cleaning then took the place of the run I'd planned.  I then went out for breakfast.    This afternoon I had a cycle ride along the river.  I found lots of beautiful wild flowers, including some orchids.  This cormorant was drying his wings as I approached but had folded them away by the time I got my camera out.

Ripley also didn't opt for anything too energetic.