6th Feb., 2017.

Trip to York on Friday all but wrecked by continuous heavy rain but did ‘do’ Castle Museum, having not been for years, and it was really good, and not too crowded.

At last suddenly blackthorn in flower this week, masses of white blossom appearing from nowhere it seems (see above), image from point on Middlegate Lane above Horkstow Road.

Been asked tonight to tutor W.E.A. class in Barton in Autumn on Civil War. It will be good to vary my subject matter, years ago taught it to A level.