Che caldo

Ok. I admit it. It is, in fact, too hot. At least the Italians agree. People don't say ciao to each other any more they say che caldo instead, which means 'rather warm, isn't it?'

I have preserved the 5 day forecast for future reference.

Jacopo has a deadline for a camera-ready paper which looks like postponing our trip to Milano until next weekend, so I may well head for a beach..

Meanwhile back in England, sheep have learned to cross cattle grids. Arg! The apocolyptic scenario of sheep taking their revenge

"They eat plants, flowers and vegetables in gardens."
"It is soul destroying.

(from BBC news)