May usually signals the start of country shows far and wide.

We have had months and months of rain, so let’s hope the start of May offers better prospects for farming and country shows.

As I write this post, I look out of my office window and see grey clouds and the rain slowly running down the glass. I don’t need to tell anyone living in the UK that it has been like this for months. In fact, I cannot recall a day when we had a day of sun without rain.

Yesterday, we went to Keswick. The day looked promising—cold but promising. The drive across the A66 was good. In the distance, a bright golden glow was shining so brightly that I had to ask my wife what it was. She reliably informed me it was the sun.

The (sun) stayed with us all day, which helped us have a pleasant day in Keswick. Keswick was busy, but not like the summer or bank holiday times.

On the drive home across the A66, by the time we got to Brough, I had to put my wipers on for a few minutes (yes, you guessed it), and it started to rain. Luckily, it was only for a short time, so the rest of the day was dry.

It was not so dry today, Sunday; it rained all morning. The time now is 1.45 p.m., and I think we might have a break in the weather; it’s getting brighter.

Well, I do have a greenhouse to grow my tomatoes and cucumbers and set some seeds away.

If only farmers were as lucky. It looks like it’s going to be a tough growing season for farmers.

All we can hope for is a vast improvement in the weather for one and all.