Dying Sunflower

BB was very reluctant to get up this morning and struggled to do his last cello practice, and then struggled to get ready for school.  I walked down the road with him till the point where we part ways.  I went for a walk out along the river.  It was a beautiful bright and frosty morning – a winter wonderland.  I could see that the river had burst its banks earlier in the week, and where there were still big puddles of water they were now completely frozen.

I came back through town and purchased a couple of Christmas presents.  Once home I got the hoover out and did one of my least favourite chores – hoovering the stairs.  It is quite a workout!  An entrepreneurial BB returned from school today.  In the rush this morning,  I didn’t give him any money, so all he had was 15p, but he came home with a packet of crisps that cost one pound.

His football was off because the pitches were frozen, so I made him do cello practice instead!  We still had to head out though as I had to hand badminton forms into the sports centre where he normally has his football training.  Once back home from doing that chore, I encouraged BB to do some more homework – which he eventually did.

We had a quiet evening.  Everyone had something different for tea, as I used up all the leftovers in the fridge.

Here is our tallest sunflower, dying, frosted and soon destined for the compost heap.