Tuesday 16 December

The day started sunny enough, but two lines of showers spoiled things a little. One downpour around 10.30 am, another, lighter one, around 2.30pm. Not terribly warm, but pleasant enough for a short stroll around the woods, just over 2 miles.

I was relieved to hear that there were no true religious overtones to the hostage situation in Sydney, but very sad that two innocent people lost their lives in the ending of it. The culprit was a seriously disturbed individual, who should have been (but was not) on the radar of various agencies.