19th July, 2017.

Personal – Strange weather, some v. strong gusts of wind am and early pm, few light showers, tea when took dog in Baysgarth totally still with black threatening clouds, didn’t rain hard till later in night. Plan to go to Brid. on train didn’t happen. Undercoated upstairs bathroom walls with stinking old left-over paint. R. came pm. Chinese tea at 37. When turned on tele later evening reconstruction of tank battle experience in Great War from 2 surviving diaries! (see Publication Sidney Walter Clarke).

Picture – Bed of red valerian, terraced quarry-side, S. Ferriby, middle distance. Striking flower of chalk bedrock, even chalk scree, this time of year. White valerian = less common.