Obsessed by the Weather?

Strange that we are beginning to place so much emphasis on the weather and the impact it has on us. We really weren't that bothered. We still don't like it too hot, but don't now like the rain - it limits your opportunities. Seems the theme of most of our blogs makes reference to the weather. Is it that, as in conversation, we use the weather to get started? Or is it that since we've moved the need for good weather to maximise our days has become more important?

Since moving out of our house in Dagenham we really haven't had much time to develop a routine; until we got to Salcombe we lived in a converted garage at the end of a friends garden and although a real bonus for us did have it's pitfalls. Since then neither of us knows what's on TV or if we do we're not sure when. Sky plus and the various iPlayers are now a must and we watch mostly recorded TV. Pete always loved his technology and now it's paying dividends.

We are both working now so our days are generally taken up indoors, but for Salcombe, being a seaside resort, the weather is so important to local businesses - without the weather they may not do well. For us the weather being good later in the day extends our day and there is a Salcombe phenomenon that quite often in the late afternoon the weather tends to improve.

Today was one of those days. It was an overcast morning, yet we decided to go off to The Garden House near Tavistock and later to Buckland Abbey, the National Trust Property once owned by Sir Francis Drake. Again the day got better as the day went on, but on our return to Salcombe we were again welcomed by a really hot evening, the sun not setting until at least 9:30 - it was still light until 10:00. Clouds in the sky are something Pete always likes to see, as they add so much to a photograph filling the sky and allowing for the occasional fantastic sunsets.

On our travels we drove along the edge of Dartmoor and were pleased to see a small group of ponies with foals in tow (or they would have been if not asleep). It's a first for us and was really interesting to see how they were totally un-phased by the traffic. We need to get out more and farther afield and Dartmoor is somewhere we plan to visit.

Next week we have Julie's mum and dad down for a visit so fingers crossed the weather is good (here we go again). It would be a shame to come all this way and miss out on the outdoors.