Friday, September 12, 2025

Shelter, arisen and pub.

1. We are sheltered under the garden centre's great barn roof. There is a rush of sound and air as the rain comes down.

2. A mushroom, come from apparently nowhere, has risen up in the dry dark of the compost heap.

3. I just show up to travel well drinks, knowing no-one, and over a swift half I learn some useful things and hear some good stories.

Goldfinches, meeting and mackerel.

1. Goldfinches, painted like they're going to war, crowd the bird feeders. 2. We meet my cousin's partner for the first time, and it...