Rural calm

Ah, the buzz of bees, the warbling of birds, a distant mooing... Well think again! This morning we had duelling strimmers. First the chap who does the churchyard with his brush cutter. And then he was joined in a duet of raucous racket by our neighbour. The sparrows immediately upped the decibels. Cacophony!

Adrian has now had 30 ticks.

There is distant thunder heading for Cardiff.

First hollyhock.