August all. about the Olympics

By today we are 6th with 6 golds.
I have had little luck watching the surfing in Tahiti which of course is part of France. I went to the place where it is held but it was pourng with rain and I saw no surfers.
It has been very warm so been rather lazy as and apart from rearranging the studio after it's repaint and the floor sanded and oiled have done little.
Heath and Feelie keen to play bridge so that has been going on too.
The butterfly count yielded few though Feelie caught a Beautiful Demoselle picture to come.
The view from the studio. Sometimes there is a young swan and ducks on the island.
Our wild flowers
This scene is on the Cirencester road. 
And some little flowers painted at Janet.
I missed the meteor shower last night 12th I think but woke early to this incredible sunrise. Not sure if the red is caused by the heat or Sahara dust that has come over with the hot air.
Forbes all away , having a heat spike so staying cool. Need to buy a new sofa as the old one is now just too uncomfortable.




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