We've been working hard today - David organising our new network, new points and new functionality and I've been shovelling sh*t for England. It's animal clean out day and the three rabbits, four hens and two dogs have all needed cleaning up after. It's hot so the hen house was particularly horrible - not really smelly, more the dust they use to clean their feathers is deposited in the henhouse overnight while they roost and builds up over time. I suspect a mask may be a good investment but I never think of it at the right moment.

We rewarded ourselves with a walk in the woods in the early evening sunshine with the dogs. Fantastic.

Everywhere we went we saw bees and hoverflies on thistles and on heather. Here's one on heather.