Rain, rain

The urn is now a water feature and the helleborus are water lillies.

Loads of rain here and now quite a wind as well. The garden is quite flooded, as you can see. Very unpleasant weather, it feels quite draughty in the house even though I have the heaters on. I have to go out this evening, Emma has her rhinotracheitis thing that she often gets, so we have to see the vet.

Interesting change in the Emma/Thomas relationship - she has decided to get tough with him, and now he is more respectful, even to the point of being scared of her. Up till now, he has been very much a kitten, just playing around, heedless of her,  but this morning we had the whole 'gaze protocol' routine that cats employ to keep the peace. There's been a cheeky tom-cat around lately, peeing up things, calling for females. Thomas has not encountered him yet, only seen him through the window, and was very upset. Perhaps Emma had decided it's time the little boy needs to learn to fight for real. Who needs to go to the zoo to see fascinating animal behaviour? 

Strange dream last night that I was lost in Albania, having taken a wrong bus from the railway station. I was rescued by a couple on a bicycle and ended up staying at a hostel run by Australians! Where does this stuff come from? Albania was lovely, by the way, full of fabulous baroque architecture and friendly people living a bucolic peasant existence. I don't think this is so in real life.

Must google Albania.