Turning the corner

Wake up this morning a few minutes before the six thirty alarm, and don't know if I'm feeling better or not. After a stretch, get up and make some rye toast and some Italian filter coffee, before checking the fridge and finding some Parma ham that I decide will go nicely with cream cheese on my toast. Certainly don't feel better than yesterday, but decide that I'm no worse either, so that's at least positive. Outside it is dry with a pale sun just breaking through the clouds that lie above the fields to the east. Heavy rain is forecast by late morning. Shower, dress and drive to Cherry and take Louis to school, we chat about the summer weather that we hope will be here for the May Day bank holiday and we provisionally arrange to see the pirate caves at North Landing on Flamborough Head. After dropping him off, I retrace my steps to Cherry Burton and swap cars to take the dogs on the Hudson Way. They didn't get out yesterday and are desperate to get off the lead, it is still dry but heavy rain clouds are banking high towards Market Weighton, a few miles to the west. With luck we may get back before the weather breaks. Everything goes well until we are nearly back to the car and it's time to call Teddy back to the lead. Suddenly he shoots off after a rabbit along a hedge that lies at right angles to the track, and that leads to the farm about half a mile away. And that's it for over an hour, he catches the rabbit and every time I approach him, he picks it up and runs off just beyond reach. Of course the rain arrives on cue in great squally sheets, whipped along by a cold westerly wind, but fortunately I'm dressed in anticipation of the wet. Eventually Teddy returns looking like a drowned rat and probably wondering whether I had enjoyed the "rabbit game"! After taking the dogs back I drive to Beverley and thaw out in Rolando's cafe over strong tea and a buttered scone. Decide I must be feeling at least a little better as Teddy's antics would have had me on my knees yesterday.
I am back home in the warm again now and enjoying looking through the rain spattered patio doors at the sodden weather outside and trying to decide whether to make a meat pie for dinner. It's that kind of day!