Woke up this morning to an unexpected burst of hot weather...the sun blistered down, cracking walls and curling the brims of old mens winter-damp hats; Joyous voiced children fought for turns at the iron water pump and my bone dreaming dog lay belly upwards, licking the last remaining droplets of melting snow from a broken down-pipe. Forty odd miles to the west the coarse Alantic now flat and stunned, shimmering and still, lay at the mercy of stone-throwing sun-bathers.... and me ....thinking to myself..Its DECEMBER?.. were FUCKED!!