- We paid for our very overgrown hedges to be cut back and shaped. It’s not cheap, but the garden instantly looks smarter. It also means I can drive onto the street without risking scratches from bush talons.
- I then found a pigeon chick in the back garden, just out of reach of next door’s little dogs that were barking and scrambling furiously through the chain-link fence. I moved it to safety on the other side of the garden. A nest must have been disturbed by the trimming and the chick fell out. It’s gone now, hopefully back to its mother, or more realistically, has met a grizzly end 😬
- Our blocked guttering was cleared by a man with a long vacuum pole. We should now be able to avoid rain waterfalls soaking the brick wall on one side when the weather turns wet again.
- I spent Thursday at the Oval with Andy for the second day of England’s second test against New Zealand. NZ were the better team (and won on day four). Watching cricket in the glorious sunshine is the best, although we were all sweaty messes by early afternoon. We stayed well-hydrated of course.
- For Father’s Day, I received a shirt, a book on Japan and some chocolate to enjoy. I took C to his cricket practice, L cooked us lunch, then we all went to a Quaker meeting house for C’s piano recital with other junior musicians. He played The Bells beautifully.
- It’s getting hot.
