Cowely Road carnival is a street carnival in Oxford, rather like Notting Hill, but much smaller. The weather is rather threatening and I'm told it traditionally rains. On the M40 I drive through a very heavy rain shower. I have a dilemma about parking. In the end I drive to a car park that is walking distance rather than stopping at the park and ride. In the St. Clements car park I discover that chivalry  is no more, even amongst the middle classes of Oxford. Getting a place in the car park is completely ruthless. I am stationary somewhere that makes it completely obvious  that I am waiting to reverse into a space that is shortly to be vacated; but some complete fool goes past me and manages to actually block the person who wants to leave into the space, in their desperate effort to wrest the opportunity from me. Eventually they move, the other car leaves and I park. Frankly I felt inclined to just drive into the desperate car, their stupidty makes them look prime candidates if you need someone else's insurance company pay for your scraped bodywork.
The weather is looking nice but it does rain enough to generate a field of umbrellas as Little Fish take to the stage. At one point in 'am I crazy' the umbrellas are bobbing up and down in time to the music. It looks like a good crowd and spirits don't seem dampened by the shower that lasts for most of the set. Afterwards the sun comes out and a drink in the garden of the Star is very pleasant and warm.
For no obvious reason the M40 is extremely slow on the way back, but this doesn't spoil a good day.