On the other side

Well here we are, on the other side of June 23rd (the Brexit vote). Leading up to it I am pretty sure 90% of the county thought that the Remain side would win. But two weeks ago we woke up to a very different outcome. As the day got underway, the ramifications of the referendum began in earnest. The prime minister resigned, the Labour leader is holding on but something like 20 of his shadow cabinet members resigned. If we compared it to the US, can you imagine the President and 20 members of congress resigning in one day? Then you have the feelings of the ordinary Britons. Our neighbor who just sold her house (but it is under contract) was very upset, wondering if the sale would go through (we have since heard that may sales have been canceled in the area). A Swedish woman in our village felt like the outcome of the election was a vote against all the foreign EU citizens who are in the UK. Several people from Northern Ireland are applying for Irish passports (the Republic of Ireland is in the EU) so they won't have trouble when they travel after the UK leaves the EU. Very interesting times. And yet we know many people who voted for Leave, not because they dislike migrants but they dislike the EU leadership and the way it controls the countries that are in it. I read that something like 50% of the laws in the UK come from the EU government, not the UK government. The EU laws are very far reaching.  It will be interesting to see how everything transpires.

On a lighter note, the boys are enjoying the Euros (European Championship Soccer tournament). Natalie shows her support for the very disappointing English team.

A new dress from Grandma!

Smelling all the roses at the rose garden in Anglesey Abbey. Notice the fleece hoodie she is wearing? That is the kind of summer we are having.

Dave is laughing because Natalie didn't want her picture taken with him, she wanted it taken with just the flowers.

On a walk in Hatfield Forest in Essex, very close to Stansted Airport. This pic is before we got lost :)
It used to be an old hunting forest for various kings and noblemen.

The cows on the way out of the forest. They didn't want to move, not even after we honked. Dave had to get out and drive them away. They (I am not sure who "they" is) release cattle all over England in the summer to chew the grass and keep it short. Watch out for the poop.

Our weather. This is as warm as I like it here, because any hotter and you start to feel uncomfortable in your house since there is no A/C. It has been quite hot in the gym these days as they don't have central A/C in there.  I do miss wearing tank tops though!

My little gardener. He spent over an hour outside cutting the grass with scissors. Was he trying to tell us something??

Cheers!