Through the cat door

A short while ago the very wet fur child regaled me into consciousness.

He preferred to make use of the cat door to have an outdoors adventure. I on the other hand wanted a rest from adventures and only used the cat door to push my camera lens through.

On warm sunny days I pop the sun umbrella into this stand, wheel it into the desired position and plonk myself down in the shade to enjoy a beer.

Today that seems a distant dream. However, without a wet, cold winter's day and an uncharacteristic reluctance to go outside, I may never have noticed my back fence reflected upside down on the top of the stand.