Today was the first sight of the sun in over a week. The big wet appears to have stalled for the moment, leaving all and sundry truly sodden.

Walking the length of my garden today in my wellies revealed a trail of tiny disasters - the dislodging of small plants, the networks of micro-ravines that the torrents had cut, messes of sticks, branches and drowned leaves. I lot of top soil has run off too.

At the pool this morning I gazed up at the fast moving wisps of cloud that lost their shape even I as looked at them. All seemed alive with wind and sunlight - activity brought on by the change of weather.

Moments of such alteration are worth treasuring.