July 9th. - I have been astounded by the wonderful cloud formations this week. Billowing pristine white clouds against a brilliant blue backdrop, then it changes and a mottled cloud covers the entire sky! The sunrises and sunsets have been breathtaking too.

Flowers and vegetables have been growing fast, responding to the heat and rainfall of late, and the grass has been growing tall in the fields soon to be cut for winter feed. Summer is definitely well and truly flourishing !

Meanwhile I have been progressing with my self teaching of video making; wishing at times that the situation was different and I could just call in the experts ; but I am learning, and moving forward, albeit in my own style. My video attempts I see as rather old-fashioned and slow, if compared to the fast talking videos of this slick age, but hopefully the Tortoise and the Hare story still applies !