IT'S SUMMER TIME

The last few days have been beautiful with clear blue skies and sunshine. Temperatures have "soared" to the high 20's and shorts are the order of the day.I have not adopted the stylish short black socks and sandals however, but have to admit that the legs are a bit white!

On Sunday we took ourselves off to Houghton, situated on the Great River Ouse just a few miles from here. It is interesting that Houghton is pronounced Hoeton, not Hawton,Huffton or Howton, but a neighbouring village Broughton is pronounced Browton - so much for the idiocyncracies of language.

The car park beside the National Trust Water Mill was packed and the caravan park chockers, while people everywhere were picnicking, and as can be seen from the photo above, some were even indulging in swimming - I mean to say - the water must have been bloody cold.

The river, although not very wide is navigable and a constant stream of canal boats (they arre known as narrow boats) ply the waters with cruisers,rowboats,punts and dinghies.

We walked along the river bank through fields lush with grass and buttercups, a very pleasant walk and then drove home stopping at the local pub in Broughton to have a pleasant pint of beer sitting ojt in the beer garden. Hard to beat.