Augusts skies are full of contrast. Waking to a clear blue heaven full of promise can soon give way to an afternoon heavy with smoldering low cloud which turn can develop into the most fantastic sunset. You can listen to the shipping forecast or the Westcountry weather but nothing is really as informative as sticking your head outside and looking out to sea. Spot Lundy in the distance and follow the Devon rhyme 'Lundy high fine and dry, Lundy low rain or snow!'. However, low sky or high the weather in August this year is still balmy. Even a day with low clouds is sill warm enough to get down on the beach albeit with an extra jumper and a flask full of tea. Back home in the garden we opted for an evening with family and friends and stocked up the firepit at the bottom of the garden in amongst the orchard. Deck chairs out, a cold glass of wine in hand in hand, sand still in our toes from the day on the beach and the bonfire burning - it felt like being back at boy scout camp again! One of the boys had caught a bass snorkeling off Baggy Point in the afternoon so we wrapped in foil, added some sliced lemons and fresh dill from the garden and struck it on the embers on the edge of the fire. Mmmmm nothing like the taste of freshly caught fish to the accompaniment of a little bit of Jack Johnson in the background watching the sun go down.
