Cloudy Start
Sunny Day Tue May 25th Today was forecast to be overcast and showery. It was certainly moist on our morning excursion down to the shores of Mixal Lake, but by 10.00 it was brilliant sunshine and it stayed that way most of the day. Supermarket shopping this morning (new store - took Fred ages!), a quick visit to the Vet for an $80 (£50) tick/flea tablet (I thought they were expensive in the UK but this is just "1" tablet - though it lasts 12 weeks! Back home for lunch together with calls and emails to sort out a long-term rental and the next thing we knew if was the middle of the afternoon. Ready to pounce Peace in the garden was shattered when a klaxon sounded overhead, which subsequently turned out to be a Great Blue Heron precariously landing on a rather thin tree branch right in front of us. Jack was perplexed! It then settled in to Trout Lake at the bottom of our 'yard' to go fishing. Quickly rewarded with a small catch and the trout was soon...