Stormy night. Absolutely tipping it down at times in the morning - had to wade ankle-deep in Harbour Road. But my usual precautions - dry clothes in rucksack inside 3 layers of plastic - worked well. NB in future to note days when high tide is near 8am, as that's what makes the storm drains back up.

Aggravation continued in the afternoon - flood had closed Harbour Road, and just as in the morning there'd been floods in unprecedented places, now there were traffic jams in unprecedented places.

Wind increasing overnight with RAIN - VERY HEAVY at times eg 0700, 0730
Slackening 0830
8

BANK HOLIDAY. Slept very badly, and when a grey, dull morning came, I felt rather down. But I did everything I needed to.

8. Strong NE wind
Bright at times
otherwise Dull

0800 8
->
~3 Sun
Breezy

~2 Sun

~6 Sun
HOT PM

Much sunnier today.

0900 Sun ~4 Breezy
->
1700 0 HOT

Rather dim, cool, grey day.

0700 8
Cool

0700 2 Ci Sun
HOT at times
1700 5 Cu
Windy

RAIN overnight
0730 8
0800 FINE RAIN
->
HEAVY SHOWERS
1600 Sun 4/6 Cu/As

RAIN overnight
<=8 Some sun
Warm
2045 HEAVY RAIN

<=8
Some sun breaks
PM Windy
1645 LIGHT SHOWER

RAIN overnight
<=8 Sc
Some sun

<=8
Some sun
1700 5/8 dirty Cu/As
2000 'Jupiter' clouds

0700 8 DROPS OF RAIN
Some sun-breaks
1000 RAIN
1400 RAIN
1600 RAIN

At least made a correct guess at the weather today - I wore a coat and it was indeed colder in the afternoon.

~3 Cu Sun

Day rather trying, the weather I dressed for in the morning was much colder than the weather I had to walk home in in the afternoon.

0700 <=8 Sun
->
1700 5 Cu
HOT

5-8 Cu Sun
Cooler

Apple blossom particularly white and lustrous this year.

3-8 Cu
Sun
Breezy
2200 0 * Moon

0800 ~2 Sun
HOT with cool breeze
->cloudier
1600 Cooler

Much sun
HOT
2030 ~2 high-based small Cu
WINDY

Damp day but with a strong sun occasionally showing through the clouds. A bit like Aloysius.

Typically 8 but Sun-breaks throughout
DAMP
~1800 Clearer
Sun, then Moon

Weather changed overnight. Felt terrible - not hungover, just very tired.

RAIN overnight
0700 RAIN
1500 stops
1600 MIST
1730 Sun-through

Observed the transit of Mercury. That was frustrating at first, because I didn't set the tripod up properly or test focus on something terrestrial or cut my home-made aperture stop properly to size. When I'd done all these things I was rewarded with a fine projection of the Sun, and Mercury sharp and clear, very small. You could see clouds passing over the sun too. First time I've tried projection, I was really pleased with it.

I thought btw that I'd seen Mercury, and a scratch on the eyepiece. But all the pro photos have the 'scratch' too - apparently it's a sunspot group. I've not seen a sunspot before. Bonus!

0700 ~2 Ci Sun
HOT
->
1800 8 Cs, As
2000 SHOWER

Lovely weather - hot and sunny.

typically 2 Ci
Sun
HOT

0900 IN AREA
Sun, ~6 Ci, Ac, Cu, As
HOT

It is possible that tomorrow will be my last visit to the clinic. I spent so long planning and anticipating my first visit, but I've never really thought much about the last. That will be something for me to think about during the long evening here, at the end of this hot day, under this cirrostratus sky.

0800 2 Ci Sun
HOT
->
More Ci
OUT OF AREA

Beautiful day.

Much sun
Cu
HOT

0700 ~2 Cu Sun
Varying Cu

BANK HOLIDAY. While cooking brunch, had oddly pleasant grey hour putting away last week's laundry and getting today's ironing ready.

Some sun particularly c.1500
Typically 6 Ci, mAck, As, S
WINDY at times
1745 RAIN
1930 SHOWERS

Woke up at 5am, got up at 7.15. Beautiful bright morning.

0800 2 Ci Sun
->1800 6