The painter said he would come if the weather was looking ok for outside work. Yesterday the forecast was dry but by morning it was showery. No sign of him by 9 and no message. There’s just an hour or two needed to finish the job and one set of ladders is still here so he has to return.

I headed to Windermere taking a short detour on the way to see if I could get a blip on the prom at Bowness. The photo shows what happens when you start to share your packet of crisps with the birds.

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