Top Chapel

This was taken through the car windscreen at 9:30am. Top Chapel at Charlesworth from Monks Road - That's Manchester in the background.

The wind blowing straight at me gusting about 50mph - my estimate for when its too much like hard work to open the car door against it.

It's been a grim grey week.  We have all been a bit poorly which is not so bad if we take turns but not good when its all at once. I had to be brave and go out and do the shopping. I successfully bought a whole chicken ,  a Beef Lasagne Ready Meal and a risky Luxury Fish Pie ( which turned out to be a success) .  Not bad for someone who has never eaten any of these things in my life.  I did forget to buy myself much to eat but did get
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The Weekend edition of the Yorkshire Post  - I recommend listening to the Editor on this week's BBC Radio4 Media Show - he is someone trying to get his reporters to investigate, check facts and present unbiased analysis and let the reader decide what they think is happening. Not a lot of that about. PLUS the paper has a Country Week supplement with good columns by regular contributors on Wildlife, Farming ( what its like living on that farm that is between the carriageways of the M62 ) etc.
Ian McMillan has a column in the magazine

Listened to 5Live Football commentry and all the Video Assistance Referee rubbish - "Sucking the life out of the game" - Chris Wilder Sheff United manager describes it

Tried to watch some of Leicester v Man City  but was distracted by City's amazing new kit - they looked like the wrapper for a Walls Solero Exotic Ice cream.  and  then there was more VAR - one penalty not given and then one given but not easy spot any difference. 

Lapwings ( about 40 seen at Cat Wood)

and now another night of wind and rain .