Friday afternoon

Today started nice and sunny, but after lunch clouds rolled in and the rain has started. It's a bit breezy, but the temperature has risen a notch or two on past few days.

1350 UTC
Wind	from the SW (220 degrees) at 15 MPH (13 KT)
Visibility	greater than 7 mile(s)
Sky conditions	mostly cloudy
Weather	Light rain showers
Temperature	50 F (10 C)
Dew Point	44 F (7 C)
Relative Humidity	81%
Pressure (altimeter)	30.33 in. Hg (1027 hPa)

As soon as those showers move off, I'll venture out to the shop to get the essentials in. I still have a pile of books to read, one of them is called Calum's Road. This is an account of Calum Macleod, who single-handedly built a road in the island of Raasay, east of Skye. It took him 12 years to build 2 miles of road. The other book is called Crofter's Trail, about the Clearances in the highlands and islands. I have already read a few chapters of this harrowing account of an iniquitous episode in Scotland's history.
Meanwhile, I am also into Sudoku, Kakuro and other numerical puzzles now that the weather is less amenable. I had this idea of going for a walk this afternoon, but getting soaked has ceased to be an attractive proposition a long time ago.

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