A change of weather

Last week it was hot, sunny and still. This week, it has been wet, dreary and breezy. We had 6.8 mm of rain yesterday for St John's bonfires. Today, we've already had 11.8 mm of rain since midnight. I was awake much of the night with cramps, and it was bucketing rain between 3 and 4 am. Max temperature yesterday was 16.9C - what a change from the mid-20s last week. 

Both Alex and I have felt under the weather the last couple of days, but I was surprised to have tested positive for Covid. We have a few tests left, so I checked out of curiosity. There's a new variant circulating in Britain which is causing "razor throat" in some people, thankfully not us. We both have mild symptoms, mostly GI, respiratory, and head congestion. What memories this has conjured up. Must have been exposed in Matt Molly's last week when it was packed tighter than sardines. Oh well, a few days of rest are welcome. At least we are no longer panicking about exposure and serious consequences. Thank you, Moderna and Pfizer and everyone in the Pharma industry who contributed to the remarkably successful vaccination programme.