Out bright and early(ish) to stretch the dogs paws before we are off to Wales for another few days in our friend’s cottage. I can’t remember what these clouds are called, but they are high, wispy, and so must be the harbinger of fine dry weather in Wales mustn't they? The trouble with our maritime climate, which we have even in the heart of the English Midlands, is that local forecasting can be pretty unpredictable, let alone forecast for an entirely different region.