The solitary sun worshipper

Thanks to the fabulous weather

we have had for the last few weeks,
it looks as though there is going to be a 
bumper Citrus crop this year.

The Balcony Gnome

Nowadays, as more people live in apartments

the duties of the Garden Gnome now fall on The Balcony Gnome.

On average, Plymouth has rain on 178 days a year,

and in recent years a rather large amount of it has fallen in the warmer months.
Since virtually every modern apartment block in the city is festooned with balconies

I wonder how often these balconies are used in a normal year.

Wash day

Pre lunch drinks on the balcony.

Aperitifs on the balcony of one of the waterfront houses in Grand Parade

Reclining Figure

Making the most of the sun between the showers.

But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?

It is the east and Juliet is the sun!

                                                                              Romeo and Juliet   

                                                                                     William Shakespeare

             

It's official!

The meteorological Office has just released Plymouth's rainfall figures for the month of August.

Those of us who have been here throughout were not surprised to find out that the city has had 

MORE THAN TWICE THE AVERAGE MONTHLY RAINFALL.

There is only one answer. 

CREATE YOUR OWN MICRO CLIMATE.

Bring the sun to your balcony.