With our regular haunt being closed for redecoration we took ourselves off to the birdwatching centre at the back of St Gervais d’Auvergne. Marianne brought her telescope and we looked at the stars, and the rest of us each bought something to eat so that we could all have a picnic.
There were about a dozen of us all told, including some new people which is always very nice to see, and we had a very friendly and pleasant time.
Mind you, at least one of us is in league with the devil and I don’t know who – but from a morning that was all grey and dreary the day slowly opened out and by the time evening arrived the clouds had all but gone and we were treated to a most magnificent sunset.
We were out there until quite late and once the skies darkened over, we were able to see some really impressive stars and planets. But it’s a shame that we didn’t really know what we were looking at.
This morning I was surprisingly free from aches and pains and awake even before the alarm clock. Regular exercise must be doing me good. Simon came round for a chat and then he went to work at Lieneke’s, and I had this other radio station on line – it seems that they want to use us for their broadcasts. Things are looking up.
This morning also saw me do my paperwork from Sunday – they are certainly getting their money’s worth out of me.
But next weekend is cup weekend and so I’ll be having a weekend off.
