Hairdo with Chris

I heard rain dripping from the gutter outside my window when I woke up in the night, but when I woke up at seven the sun was shining and rain clouds were being blown away by the west wind. When Clare went out after breakfast, I set about recording next week's audio. I found myself stumbling over my words, as if I was half asleep, and had to correct myself as I proceeded, thankful that audio editing is now something I can do with ease. If I make incorrect edits, the undo button comes in very handy. 

I went out for half an hour's a brisk walk around Llandaff Fields to make sure I was fully awake before starting the audio edit, and felt better for the fresh morning air. Then I cooked lunch, and made the video slide show to accompany the audio while Clare was having a siesta after we'd eaten. Then we drove to Rumney for a hairdo appointment with Chris. We were home again by five looking neater and smarter.

Then a walk in Thompson's Park. A notice has been posted on the railings around the pond displaying a health warning. The algae which has covered the water surface for the past month has been identified as the toxic blue-green variety. The growth occurs in hot weather when there's a high concentration of nitrate in the water. It's a product of bacteria which naturally lives in the depths of the pond, and produces a prodigious growth of algae on the surface in exceptional weather conditions. It's a real problem all over the country in freshwater lakes, ponds, and low level water courses flowing more slowly than usual.

I walked for an hour, then returned to make a slide show video to upload for next week's Morning Prayer. It came together quickly and finished before supper. Afterwards I watched another episode of Inspector Gerri, and then the first episode of a new Icelandic crimmie 'The Darkness'. Disappointingly, the dialogue was spoken in Danish-American accented English, and it didn't look as if it was dubbed, but I'll look more closely when I watch the next one. Before turning in for the night, I took a short walk to complete my step count for the day and get some fresh air.