The Noisiest Time of the Day

I was up at 6:30 this morning, opening up the house in an effort to get it cooler before the sun kicks in. As I went around opening the ground floor doors and windows it occurred to me how noisy it was.

In addition to the usual suspects - sparrows, collared doves, poultry, blackbirds and the like, there is at least two sets of farm machinery working the fields above town, and the roofers who are working at the top of the street have just rattled past. 

Preuilly, this morning.

By midday all of this will have stopped. The birds will be hiding, the farmers will be inside, the roofers will have stopped work, and all our windows and shutters will be firmly closed against the heat. I haven't yet seen any prohibitions on farm work, but they can't be long in coming.

At the moment (7:00am) it's about 20°C outside, with the slightest of breezes. Inside it's slightly warmer, but once the outside temperature reaches 21° we'll be shutting the house up in attempt to keep the house bearable.

Only another two days of this, and the maximum temperature will drop to mid 30s. It'll feel like a cold snap.