What A Difference A Day Makes

Well, what did I say yesterday about what a great summer it's been. Well it was certainly over today, as it rained for most of the day. I got soaked cycling to work this morning. Not so much from the rain itself, but from vehicles splashing me, as they drove through puddles.

It's not been a particularly good day overall. Quite a disappointing one in fact. The musician Seth Lakeman was meant to be visiting the Fopp music shop in town to give a little show and sign his CDs, but he had to cancel, due to getting stuck in traffic, and he was playing a gig in Derby tonight. So he had to miss Nottingham out.

So I had a walk round the city centre, to see what the stormy sky looked like in the Old Market Square and over the castle.

Fortunately no more rain appeared, so I was able to cycle home dry.

Riders On The Storm

From the weather that we've experienced in Nottingham today, you would think that it is early October, rather then the end of May. Gale force winds, rain and very dark clouds.

I thought generally it is now meant to be sunny and fairly warm, rather than still having the need to wear a woolly hat and have the central heating on. Obviously I wear the hat when I'm outside, not at home, as the central heating is warming enough!

We have a long weekend coming up, as it's a Bank Holiday on Monday. Not sure whet the weather has in store for us, but I just hope it doesn't get any worse.

I took this photo at lunchtime, just around the corner from where I work, and in-between showers.