I went down to do the mowing, which needed a 2 then 1 thanks to the bit of rain adding moisture to the clover. It all looks good for a weekend inspection (bar all the weeds) and we have lots of rain coming the night after next.

The stone adjustment to the bird bowl has worked; only a few pebbles had shifted, which is to be expected.

The one hole in the second bee hotel has now turned into a hole on the other side – plus a complete destruction of the butterfly slot. I guess I need to fill it in with some dowels. The other one needs some replacement dowels too.

The naturalised foxgloves in the apple tree are the first open and look great in a few colours. The others around the plot are a range of colours.