{"id":790,"date":"2026-06-04T16:15:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matthewdavis.co.uk\/?p=790"},"modified":"2026-06-04T16:25:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:25:10","slug":"may-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matthewdavis.co.uk\/?p=790","title":{"rendered":"May 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


So we had quite a bit of exciting weather this month and I warn you in advance that there is a video I have added which contains flashing lights, so if you\u2019re affected by that, please avoid the storm video. I\u2019ve been trying this month to eat as much fish as I like; I\u2019m a big fan and with Leicester Fish Market just a ten mile hike away, I\u2019ve been patronising their custom, as well as the Thursday fish man in Syston and Tuesday\u2019s fish man in Epping. I cooked sole for Mum when I visited her. I also have been using it as my preferred option in restaurants, most notable Johns House again where I took my long time friend Sue Lofthouse and treated her to the menu containing pollock and Hake. Delightful. The growing season is not only making the potato tubs very green, and the greenhouse near to bursting, but its also growing Reggie\u2019s hair which culminated in a groom this month. When he has too much hair, he looks like he\u2019s been painted by Van Gogh. Walks this month have led me through Abbey Park and the hound has attempted (without success) to catch a squirrel, but the earlier we go, the more there are. I took Charlotte and him to Stratford upon Avon to look at something I\u2019ve bought, which made for a long train journey but he\u2019s getting use to them now. I bought some diabetic socks, as each time I take socks off, my feet itch like mad, so these socks without elasticated tops, are proving very helpful. The weather! Wow it\u2019s been a range and I was in disbelief to hear many friends completely missed the storm one weekday night that was like a war with the constant flashes and rumbling away and then a flash and a clap at the same time. This is the only things that stirs the dog, he\u2019s not bothered by fireworks either. Some photos include dramatic skies and cloud formations I\u2019m not used to seeing. I went for an eye test and tried some new specs, I\u2019ve decided not to this time, but an additional hearing test suggests I need hearing aids. The irony isn\u2019t lost on my studying Sign Language and the end of May\/start if June has had me being tested in exams. I went to a talk with good friend Gordon, about the Nuclear Missile base in Melton Mowbray, but the talk could have been condensed into 5 minutes and contained no photos of RAF Melton Mowbray, the subject matter of nuclear war being the focus of the questions at the end. Old friend Neil and I went on a mission to photograph the old car parks of the city as some are being considered for demolition. I ended my term with the choir, but hope to return around October, for the Christmas run, but have made two new friends from it – and I hope – a couple more. I\u2019m fascinated by graffiti and street art and continue to photograph it; I am particularly interested in it as the art contains no frames\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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