Well, I'm sorry for all those people who couldn't go on holiday, or have been stuck abroad and couldn't get home because of the ash cloud. My sister was going to visit me from Norway, and she couldn't come.

But I can't say that I haven't enjoyed the peace and quiet without the planes roaring overhead. And I've never before seen the sky in London so blue.

Just compare these two pictures that I took in my garden. The sky when the planes weren't flying was a gorgeous, perfect blue. As soon as the planes came back, the vapour trails came with them, and misted the sky over again. Wouldn't it be great if we could find a way to fly without messing up the environment?