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The way to the meadow — and an old wall, which comes into its own in the early evening light

Not the worst place for coffee, listening to birdsong, and idly skimming through a book of 18th century antiquarian correspondence

Genuinely thrilled that my sometime North Norfolk neighbour, ceramicist Emma Bridgewater, is being made a dame in the King's birthday honours list. Emma's a remarkable businesswoman who has done so much to keep the Stoke potteries up and running — as well as a lovely person.

God Save The King!

Lovely atmosphere on the Mall at the end of the King's Birthday Parade today — always such treat to be able to be there in real life!

Photogenic aircraft, those Red Arrows

We had a minor family health emergency yesterday evening - now, thankfully, largely resolved - but when I was at my most anxious, my little cat Spoon jumped onto the sofa and sat looking at me like this. Cats just know, don’t they? You’re a very good cat, little Spoon.

Even in its modern, short-stalked version, this is such a beautiful, graceful crop — awakening a strangely primal sense of wellbeing as we admire it, waiting out these last few golden days before harvest begins

Here's a poppy

Four roses, for anyone who, like me, finds them cheering: R. American Pillar (1862), R. The Garland (1835), R. Gallica officinalis (introduced to England in medieval times), R. New Dawn (1930)

Orwell Bridge

Hugely looking forward to reading this!

Mad d̶o̶g̶s̶ cats and Englishmen go out in the midday sun* *according to Fred the cat, at least

One for my Soho friends ...

Almost midsummer now

Not quite harvest time yet for the gooseberries

The long days and short nights of midsummer mean that my hens only go into their house c 9.45 pm, but then are more than ready to come out again for their breakfast at 4.45 am — they can nap in shady bits of the garden during the day, unlike the rest of us!

You have to zoom into the centre of this image to see it, but I'm impressed by the sheer folk horror weirdness of the scarecrow my neighbour has set up at the far side of his field. Well, I assume it's a scarecrow .... 😱