Garden in the Rain

Gene Austin - A Garden In The Rain (1929) - YouTube

If I have done this right you can click on the link above and hear what I would have heard on the radio when I was three! If it doesn't work you may go to YouTube and find Gene Austin for yourselves.







Just so happens we went out for a trip today to Bennett's Water Gardens near Weymouth and enjoyed gardens in the rain: hence the song.











Weather did not spoil the trip  because there were plenty of trees under which to shelter.  A bonus was the lack of other visitors, probably due to the weather. The water lilies were worth going to experience - as were the crab and bacon and brie sandwiches!












As usual, my fellow explorer led the way, fully equipped to deal with the elements.

The scenery more or less made up for the lack of sunshine.






Probably not as exciting as exploring the Sahara, but no so far to come home afterwards for a nice cup of tea!

Can things become worse?

First it's him;

then it's her;

and we already had him.

Is it now the arrival of more things from outer space, seen over Dorset yesterday?

and not just one.

Good thing it is Tuesday tomorrow when the sun always shines on us at Wareham Golf Club.

I have shown Donald again with John and me because we'll vote for anyone who owns golf courses.

Who knows, he might even see this blog and invite us to play!

Balls

My friend John found this golf ball recently during our weekly 9 hole swearing match. Imagine the difficulty in losing such an object, but someone must have done for it to be found by another golfer.



We had never seen one like it before but clearly there are more about. This looks like one of those medical pictures of a new disease.






But times they are a changing as some pop star once sang. Just look at the kind of shoes you can wear










Or what about a delicately shaded pair of trousers.






Something with fewer colours perhaps?






          This would be acceptable to most golfers I have known.









But, for old conservative golfers, fashion change is something normally to be avoided.







Golf wasn't made for this kind of pleasure. It is there for looking glum at missed putts. Banging clubs on the ground for wayward drives. Bad language at the sound on butterfly wings disturbing your stroke.

This is more like it"!