Day 39 May the 4th be with you!

The U.K. has just entered its seventh week of lock-down. For me, I have been home for just over five weeks and am thankful for the amount of space I can wander around without violating any of the “lock-down legislation” in force at the moment. As I suspect, like many other people, I have received sketches, videos and interesting comments sent via Social Media to my mobile phone. Many of these are very moving and thought provoking; others extremely funny, and of course, there are the few that I just can’t get my head around!

For most of these five weeks, although cold for much of the time, the weather has been bright and sunny. There have been occasional warm days also, but very few when the heavens have opened.

Last week, my inclination to walk was depleted and I relaxed at home, with a sense of guilt at not having continued with my exercise regime. On the Fourth Sunday of Easter, I tuned into the available religious broadcasts on offer on the TV. Morning Worship came from Bangor Cathedral with hymns cut-in from previous episodes of Songs of Praise. In the afternoon, I came across, on Radio 3, a pre-recorded edition of Choral Evensong. High Church it may be, but the Responses, which I regard as very relevant worship, are set to the most ridiculous arrangements that divert one away from fervent prayer in the same way that trap or catch points derail a train!

Most (it seems) people have discovered the joys of Zoom, another ghastly invention where people can communicate via their cell phones or lap-tops. I have allowed myself to fall way behind in all this. I always did. But I do acknowledge (begrudgingly) the miracles of modern technology, and do enjoy the opportunity to practice my skills, writing these almost daily blogs.

And I think I have just figured that the reason I can no longer upload photographs on my blog. This is because I am using WordPress every day on a free plan. Actually, I have thought this for a long time. But, I haven’t a clue how to upgrade!

So, Mr. WordPress, text me some guidance so that I can upgrade and include illustrations with my writings.

Cheers, David. 11.39 hrs Tuesday 5th May.