A posting halt

The time too quickly passes when one is on a strict deadline.Just forty eight hours to flight departure and last minute things are still being found to do
However confidence is high that all will be done
I must admit to some excitement to my returning to some old haunts in the UK and especially revisiting Westminster and the Houses of Parliament . 
More of that when the adventure ends

Rapid action required

The surprise trip arranged by my good wife has sent me in a flurry of planning. So much to do-so litle time. That is possibly the best thing really as it prevents the anxious mind from getting sidetracked
Handily most travelling needs are to hand and only the minor things require attention ,An old English proverb says "Make haste slowly" and this is my goal with just six days out from leaving home.

Turn of nature

What is happenening to our weather here in the dry tropics is completely baffling

A Tropical Cyclone threatens our coast and should it make landfall I believe it will the first in three quarters of a century of storm events to do so this late.  The temperature is still in the low thirty degrees C and humdity in the low seventies  All this and today is the first day of Autumn !

Not exactly the " Season of mist and mellow fruitfulness" as Keats wrote so long ago

Our friends overseas have less than promising news about their weather as well with the winter chill still hanging around their part of the Northern Hemisphere. We we are due to arrive over there in just eleven days.

"So much to do so little time " with thanks to Lewis Carroll