Wednesday 15th August 2001 – 10.27am
A flat millpond of a Channel in front of me this morning, the wind not here to bother the surface of the water, only the ebbing tide can make any impact on its surface. The day is close, very warm, on the way to being muggy, and it feels as if rain could fall soon, as the closeness of cloud ratchets up the pressure before an almost certain release.