Don't you just LOVE the companionship

of boat life. If you have a moment, just browse the comments on the previous blog. Most of the people we encounter are gorgeous and if, occasionally, they are not - we must just try and ignore it and rejoice in the majority.

 Now I am still trying to stop giving you flood pictures, so here are a few pointed at the sky that I didn't use

 OK it's all looking a bit, imminently, wet

 But there is no actual rain and no water on the ground - there was some wild garlic though

 and more than the odd Red Kite

and tree fellers; we burnt the last of that last week (the wood not the fellers)