Lush Places was the hottest place in the country last Sunday. It was 33°C at 2pm. We had had a week of stupidly hot temperatures which resulted in stupidly hot temperaments. Or it would have if it wasn’t too hot to swear and kick things.
It’s so dry that the poplars are already shedding their leaves. Poplars are not silly. Dropping leaves is the tree equivalent of a dog