The weather got gradually chillier during yesterday: still sunny enough, but with a sharp wind. So when we parked on the Lecht, after a lunch stop at the Log Cabin, we found it too cool to walk up along the ridge as planned and opted instead for a stroll down to the Well of Lecht in the valley. Pleasant enough, though alarming for the sheep. Rediscovered, having forgotten a number of times, that they mined iron and manganese there. Also found evidence of flooding of the river there recently, with grass knocked flat and tussocks uprooted. It’s quite a small stream really; evidence of really severe rain in the area is everywhere.

We parked up top and read for  a bit, but people kept stopping next to us (it was a nice spot), and eventually we drove home. In the evening we went to La Mangiatoia again.

This morning the promised rain arrived, together with the promised rise in temperature. Clouds are black as I write, but the sun has just popped through. Hooded crows are feeding on leftover bread in the garden.