RAIN (2)

It's been a very wet and blustery July here in Denmark. Little more than halfway through the month, most parts of the country have already had more rain than the average for July as a whole. And more is on its way. Campsite owners, and other tourism organisers, are going around with very glum faces.

In the wheatfield next to my house, there are large swathes of stalks lying on their sides. I am not sure whether that means that the crop is lost, or whether the combine harvester can harvest them up if they are lying on the ground. But it doesn't look promising.

The rain is good for my new lawn, however. The part I sowed first looks very green indeed.

Walter Blotscher