Blimey, what a difference a day makes. Today we've got 45 degree driving rains and gusts of chill wind, juxtaposed with short bursts of warm sunshine. I'm only walking for a few minutes before I'm soaked, and the bursts of sun are far from hot enough nor long enough to dry me out. Moments after this picture was taken the clouds opened letting the sun shine through and these sheltering ponies all dashed on mass out on to the nearby open lawn. Their joy was to be short lived, as moments later the rains were back with a vengeance.  Walking today was a shock to the system, and a timely reminder that autumn is rapidly approaching and with it the possibility of more unsettled times (once it would have been certainty, though climate change means nothing is certain when it comes to weather and the seasons).