Saturdays now usually start with a croissant and a pot of tea. I remember the sun shining in through the kitchen window. 

I decided to get an early blip so drove to Grasmere to try and recreate a photo I took a few days ago (in the extra).  By the time I left the house it was raining. I parked near the gingerbread shop and walked over to the churchyard. The flower had lost all its petals and the stem was almost horizontal.  Instead here’s a dog walker in the rain.

Pleased I went to Grasmere early. There’s a running festival on this weekend and the sports field was packed with tents and cars.  Route markers were out for the Grasmere Gallop. I remember when this started as a small scale off road event starting in Ambleside. How things change!

The weather improved later and I popped out for bread and a bit of exercise.