Pointless

During my meal deliveries today I asked one of the recipients where there has been a police car parked (with occupants) a few yards up the street for the past week.
Apparently there was a murder a couple of doors away and the police have been sitting 'guarding' the house since.
In my day after the forensics had been through the place the council would have put metal doors and shutters up and handed the padlock keys to the police.
What a complete waste of resources.
I have been unable to find any information about it on-line. No doubt in another couple of weeks there will suddenly be a request for any witnesses or somebody with information. I have never understood the mentality with the Scottish police to wait weeks - or months - to ask for the public's help. It is as if it is some 'macho' thing that they want to solves it without anyone's help.
I refer to the title of my blip.

I was doing some turning in the afternoon and noticed that Goliath is back. 2" across and a real bruiser.

Late afternoon I went out to the pond to remove some more weed and invasive plants. It looks much better when the lily flowers are not being choked.
This dead thing (not a water boatman) was being blown about on the surface of the water and it took a couple of minutes to realise that it was actually dead. I think it is a water skater but if anyone wants to correct me I am willing to hear.

I have got sick of hearing about how wonderful and warm and sunny is has been over the entire country.
It has been bloody raining here today on more than one occasion.