Our local park has a duck house on the duck pond about which I have already written. At the same time the local Preservation Society also donated a fountain which worked, but with an ever declining gush. for a few weeks then fizzled out to nothing. Today it is working again but passers-by must be taking bets about how long it will last at full power. In this torrid weather it has a nice cooling effect so we hope for along time.

Another nice feature is that someone has restored the clock on the nearby stable block which has a most charming soft chime. The effect is quite rural since it sounds rather like an old village church clock. Some people complain about it disturbing their sleep but they must be very light sleepers.