Country Park..

I have just come in from the wind and the rain taking my flowerpots off the top of the roof. They had blown over in a very strong gust of wind, it is very windy here at the moment. This afternoon it has done nothing but rain, all very miserable. This morning the weather was better so we went to the county park again and walked along the River Dee to the Aqueduct at Trevor. I have been to the Aqueduct a number of times, but am still impressed by its marvellous feat of engineering. Tevor was empty, we were the only ones walking around which is a stark contrast to the summer when it was busy. We walked back just in time before the rain started and it has not stopped since.

Yesterday we drove to Ellesmere to buy some special toilet paper at the chandlers, but they did not have any. It never occurred to me to phone first. We took the opportunity to have a coffee at the lake and shared a bowl of chips for lunch before we walked around the lake. I really do like Ellesmere and was pleased to have taken the opportunity to see it in autumn.

Currently we are sitting inside, doors open as the fire is very hot listening to the noise of the rain on the cratch cover. I love this sound as it remains me of the many wet Glastonbury Festivals sitting in the tent waiting for the rain to stop before venturing out into the muddy fields. Fingers crossed for better weather for bonfire night.

Photos: The first one is of the Viaduct for the trains over the River Dee, second is a picture of the Aqueduct from its base and finally is a view from the aqueduct which has been shown before on this blog but I thought it highlights the different colours of the trees.