Minimalist poet, minimalist lifestyle

The alley gates at the back of the houses have been in place for over a week, yet every time I pass one it's always open. Maybe someone has to come from the council to perform an official opening ceremony...and close them.

Yesterday the BBC online weather forecast got it wrong; early in the day it was predicting rain, and then later on modified this to cloudy with sunny intervals. Actually it was sunny and quite warm for most of the day; had I known this I would have most likely gone for a walk along the river to Sprotbrough. Instead, I spent an hour in the garden planting out my lupin seedlings which are now between an inch and two inches tall and so should be alright, provided there isn't a really keen frost.