Ben missing his "12 minutes of fame"

Ben was already a media darling before he was born, and he's obviously missing the attention.

Yesterday he wandered off from the house, in just shirt, nappy and boot and was in absentia for maybe 60 mins. Many men in black arrived and a helicopter was on its way before young, oblivious Mr B wandered out from a neighbour's shed.

As you can imagine, I was calm and rational throughout.

Harold song

Harold the Helicopter

Who do you call when the chips are down
When your back is against the wall
When there's no way out
And time is running out
And you're heading for a fall?
High in the sky
Suddenly comes the hero
You can rely on him

Harold the Helicopter, pride of the skies
First to the rescue should help be required
Harold the Helicopter, brave is he
Courage is his name
So look to the skies, should danger arise
Look to the skies, for Harold will be there

He is a natural hero
He is guardian of the skies
And down through the years there are many tales
Of his courage in the skies
Out from the clouds
Suddenly comes the hero
We recognize that sound

Harold the Helicopter, pride of the skies
First to the rescue should help be required
Harold the Helicopter, brave is he
Courage is his name
So look to the skies, should danger arise
Reach for the sky, for Harold will be there

Harold the Helicopter, pride of the skies
First to the rescue should help be required
Harold the Helicopter, brave is he
Courage is his name
So look to the skies
See how he flies
You can rely
For Harold will be there

River in flood

Level way up. Not yet anywhere near the level of 4 years ago (when we had to put all the furniture up on brick) but the rate of rise is quite dramatic.

Of course, we should be safe in the house if there is bad flooding, but it will still be a major pain to sort out all the garden tools, etc., stored at lower levels.

Sorry no photo - haven't got a new camera yet.