The camera never lies - - -

- - - but sometimes it seems that our Weather Station does. But what you see is what you get. When the sun (even weak winter sun) shines directly on the temperature gauge, it transmits the temperature at that spot at that time. Rather like being in a car, feeling warm when the sun shines through the window. What we need is something to deflect the direct rays, but let the actual temperature through - a Stevenson Screen. Read all about it on Wikipedia. We've had the raw materials for a year or two (or three or four) but have been galvanised into action today and the ex-carboot louvre doors have been assembled into the Strickley Screen. Photograph to follow - when Henry has remembered how he planned to install it all those ago.