Marsh drain at Saltfleet...

...no longer controlled by the windmill, though the wind this afternooon was strong enough to do the job on its own.

There is something to be said for the Government's frequent changes of direction re Covid-19 regulations: it creates work for those of us whose days would otherwise be empty.

Louth Film Club restarted two weeks ago, showing "Balloon" last Monday and "If Beale Street could Talk" today but has come to another grinding halt. A morning devoted to rescheduling, web updates and yet another newsletter to members.

The Louth Jazz Club committee (of which I am merely an admirer) has spent weeks making the clubroom Covid-secure and launched a programme of weekly concerts starting this very week leading up to Xmas. Ah, well.