WiFi Printer, Un-Normal Car and Rain

A better start to the day than yesterday. Took Bella out for a morning walk - this neighbour's patio has a touch of the South of France about it in the sunshine.

Upturned bramble leaf with last night's rain decorating it.

Spent the morning sorting out a friend's WiFi printer to work with her iPad - don't know how non-techie minded types would have set this up. Guess that's how the shops make extra money! Went for lunch afterwards, and were tickled by this on a passing car.

Even the wheels and petrol cap were defiantly unusually decorated.

Su also spotted this fake wishing well outside a junk antique shop - what every home should have!

Lunched at Prior Park Garden Centre where these ostiospermum are doing well.

Sat outside (away from the noisy acoustics inside) and enjoyed the blue skies and scudding clouds.

After that it was off to Sainsbury's petrol station to refuel the car and check the tyre pressures. Nice lines on this canopy over the petrol pumps.

After spotting yesterday's "Window Geeks" van, I thought that "Jay Furze" was quite an appropriate name for someone involved in garden work…

Then we had the joys of a trip to Morrisons for supplies before coming home. Su took Bella out against a backdrop of looming black clouds. She got back home before the skies really opened - we have had a couple of hours of lashing rain and thunder since then! This was a lull in the downpour.

This day a year ago, we were talking about what we were going to do in October after arriving in Istanbul. and looking at all our travel books for inspiration.