There’s a short blog from me today as I’m girding my loins for a much delayed spleen-vent – and it’s going to be a long one. I’ve done my best to avoid political blogging recently due to requests from some of my nearest and dearest, but due to the absolute shit-show that passes for a Government right now I can’t hold back any longer. And why would I? We all need to face facts and deal with the economic car-crash the Tories are performing in front of our faces before the next election.

OK, I’ll keep my powder dry until tomorrow. Instead, I’ll talk about fluffy stuff – like the weather – although it’s been anything but fluffy here in the Calder Valley. Having prepared food earlier (a Goan pork vindaloo) I nipped out for a long walk to clear my head and enjoy being part of nature. The weather’s producing some wonderful storms at the moment and I love sitting on the Albert Promenade on the edge of Halifax to watch the weather across the Calder Valley. There’s something very calming about watching (and waiting) for the weather to head your way when you know what to expect. Today’s picture shows you what I was expecting – but that I managed to swerve…

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