We had a really heavy rainstorm last night, I had to get up and pull the window to as the wind was blowing the rain inside. Let’s be honest, you don’t expect to wake up at three in the morning to find rain on your face when you’re asleep in bed. The wind was howling and it really brought home that summer is over and that autumn is making its presence felt.

I’d forgotten all about the washing I’d left on the line yesterday until I let the ducks out this morning – it had blown off the line and was littered around the garden. See, once again I’d lost my knickers. This is becoming a bit of a habit. I think I’ve collected everything up and that my neighbours aren’t going to get a shock when they wander down their garden path – well at least I hope so.

On the way to work this morning I stopped to post some letters, our post box is underneath a conker tree. The wind last night had ensured the ground was covered with dead leaves, empty shell cases and of course, conkers. I had a terrible urge to start collecting them even though my kids are now too old to play with them. There was a fair few really big ones too.

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I’ve had to laugh at the ducks this weekend - they’d formed a hunting party and were scouring the garden on the look out for daddy long legs. When they are chasing their ‘prey’ they do remind you of a T-rex in action, the movement is so similar.

And I witnessed something I’ve never seen a duck do before. I’d emptied the water out from their pond and was starting to refill it. The old water had pooled on the grass and Treacle was stood in the middle of it, stamping his feet. Now I think he was doing this to try to convince the worms that it was raining and that in it's self is very clever, but to watch him he looked just like a kid playing in a puddle – all he needed was a pair of wellie boots and he’d have been well away.

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Lastly we had a tournament at work on Friday – Gods we’re a competitive lot. Anyone walking past would have wondered what the hell was going on – all that could be heard was: yes...yes…Yes….YES! Go On. Oooh. Yeahhhhhhh!

We were playing http://www.tredz.co.uk/game/ by the way, not re-enacting when Harry met Sally.

To date no one has yet beaten my score of 1122.4m – but no doubt that before today’s out someone will.


**Update - Simon is now in the lead with 1131.6m