Day One Hundred and Thirty Eight - Scorcher Plus

And I thought yesterday was hot. Well today beats it by degrees -  literally.  Once again I'm so glad I take my walk nice and early. Although I'm out for longer and longer as my chats with Sue get longer and longer! The blackberries I picked today I've put in the freezer. I think I might quite like to get them out in the future and remember that they were picked during The Pandemic.

I've used the heat as an excuse to do nothing today apart from reading. Is that nothing? It never is to me but there are those who view it purely as a leisure activity. It isn't a book I have to read for review or blogging purposes. It is purely for my own pleasure.

I didn't see this today but Sue did. Some chap was jogging and his dog was attached to him by some kind of strap or conveyance and the poor dog was having to keep up with him. But what intrigued Sue was that it looked as if at any moment the dog could've just tripped him up or he might caught up in this contraption. I've seen people on bikes supposedly "walking" the dogs at the same time. It does seem a rather precarious activity for both man and beast.

Big news today is that our prime minister has made some lockdown changes. Plans to reopen places like casinos, ice rinks and bowling alleys have been postponed with just hours to spare. There have been some spikes primarily in the north of England that have caused some stricter lockdowns to be enforced. Cases have begun to rise in England and I suppose that if it could happen in one part of the country it can happen elsewhere. I actually think this is the correct decision to make however haphazardly it's been done. But, there had to be a but didn't there,  paradoxically, shielding for the 2.2 million vulnerable people will still end tomorrow! Unless they're in part of the strict lockdown area when I guess it will continue. Face coverings will be mandatory now in cinemas and churches. Why don't we go the whole hog and say wear facemasks whenever you're indoors, as well as out if you fancy it. The people who will comply will continue to comply and those who object will continue to object.

There's a new little mantra, if you can call it that, "Hands, face, space – get a test. "
And Chief medical Officer for England Chris Whitty says that the idea that the country could open everything up and still keep the virus under control is clearly wrong. He reckons that the UK has potentially reached the limit for how much of society can be opened up.. Schools are reopening in September, Professor Whitty, what do you reckon to that?

 Again I stand by my continued stance that to remain in lockdown is the only sensible thing to do.