Sunshine but also clouds this morning. I felt better for getting to bed by eleven, but still lost a couple of hours' sleep during the night. The blood pressure pills make me feel sleepy and slow thinking. I feel worse in the morning if I don't fall asleep quickly. Rarely do I sleep for more than three hours before my bladder disturbs me. Sometimes tiredness accumulates, just like mild dehydration if I don't notice I haven't drunk enough. Getting the balance between rest and activity is daunting.
Our postal voting papers for the Senedd elections arrived in today's mail. Clare has put up a Green Party poster in the bay window already. There are several other houses in the street displaying them as well. Forthcoming Senedd election opinion polls predict Labour will lose power, with the Greens, Reform, Plaid Cymru and Conservative candidates all contending. The age of eligibility to vote is now sixteen. How first time youngsters will vote may turn out to be unpredictable and interesting.
Clare started cooking brown rice for lunch. I prepared the veggies, and savoury prawns. The meal made me sleepy. It was an effort to get started on my afternoon walk with a sleepy head, but it cleared the longer I exercised. The sun and warm wind made it a pleasant afternoon for walking, especially along a stretch of the Taff, where I saw a goosander and a pair of cormorants. The river bank is carpeted with wild garlic and bluebells a beautiful sight. After a circuit of Pontcanna Fields I went to the shops on the way home to buy a few things we needed. After a good eight kilometer walk I was bothered that my feet hurt. It's unusual for me. No ankle swelling fortunately. Sometimes I can't figure out what's happening with my body.
After supper, I made the prayer video for the Wednesday after next, the feast of Catherine of Siena, and uploaded it to YouTube. We chatted with Rachel. I watched another episode of 'Blanca'. It was an interesting idea to have a blind person with superior sense of smell as well as hearing as part of a detective team, but it errs in being over-sentimental, not only in terms of romantic entanglements but also in terms of her relationship with a guide dog. The snappy multi-screen cinematic presentation of some parts of the story reminds me of avant garde movies of the sixties, and adds little if anything to the story.
Talks during the cease fire between Iran and America led to the Straight of Hormuz being re-opened under tight Iranian control and payment of a shipping toll. American blockading of oil exporting ports to exert pressure on Iran at the negotiating table has led to the Straight being closed again to most traffic. Iran has not yet agreed to a further round of negotiations as it regards American demands as excessive and will not preserve the country's rights under international law.
Trump's continued coercive threats merely add to the uncertainty of the outcome of peace negotiations. Strategic experts think he has overplayed his hand, because he is desperate to be seen as winning the war. Iranian leadership highlights lies and inconsistencies in his social media utterances. He's too fond of keeping everyone guessing and ignores the fact that he's being dealt with as untrustworthy and a liability by allies and adversaries.
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