Rainy days and Mondays

so sang the Carpenter's.
Complete with umbrella I walked over to see my brother.

Today is his 85th Birthday so I took his photo standing at the door.
The other one is when he was 18 and was called up for National Service.
He was a Sapper in the Royal Engineers.
Just seems like yesterday.

Itchy news:  only slightly last night. Hallelujah !!!