The Heart of England Dustbowl

Although normal flushing has now been resumed, the drought continues an-abated. The dryest Spring and Summer apparently since 1975!

This was driven home to me yesterday walking through a knee high field of maize, which of course, as we all know, should be as high as an elephant's eye by now!!!

Why is it assumed that all we want is sunshine, bloody sunshine. Has no one realised that with out rain we starve? If that polished, nay burnished girl, tells me, with her flashing smile that, yet again it is going to be a 'lovely' week ahead, it is just possible my language may deteriorate.

Rain is what we need, torrents of lovely, lashing, monsoon type rain.

Although on second thoughts perhaps not just tonight when the hay is lying ready to be baled.

Wednesday will do nicely thankyou.