Damp rose

I went out briefly after the last literature class of the term but sadly it was raining - quite hard, which gardeners will probably be glad of - so I dealt with the bins and recycling and went up to the top of the street and back and then sat in the car for a few minutes before admitting defeat. 

I saw swifts this evening as I was washing up. They have mostly disappeared from round my flat in the last few years and I miss their formation flying and screeching a lot - it used to be the sound of summer for me.