Just back from the pub. SomaFM- Boot Liquor are playing some Honky Tonk classics “Drink to I see double “ by Ray Wylie Hubbard & “Teenage Boogie “ by Webb Piece. Heaven & alcohol…

Harmonies unequalled. Who could replace them..

The great Joe Ely that I captured with this shot in 1992 in Newport at the Kings Hotel. Joe had just done a set with his band and then just carried on doing a solo set. A magic night from the Texan legend...

Despite the crap weather tomatoes going well in the greenhouse.

That knowing look…

Fitted a new cover on the polytunnel a nightmare job in the wind. Had to be done, tomatoes jumping out of their pots begging to be transplanted. Still early yet with temperatures dropping keeping a fleece handy is vital in case of frost.

Tampa Red Bumble Bee Blues (1931) - YouTube “Stinging stuff from the great Florida man” youtube.com/watch?v=dp6IDk…

Mass production on the sowing side. Sweet Corn, Runner Beans, in pots for later planting out. This way you know what you’ve got unlike the lottery of planting directly into the soil with the possibly of mice and late frosts..

Charles Lloyd & the Marvels - Anthem youtu.be/uOOLeTUdsDw?si… via YouTube Charles spread his wings!

What a pedigree!

Nina gets the needle!

Just erected a walk in Brassica cage. I can now dig in it standing up. No more attacks from pigeons & the cabbage white butterfly.

John was a dedicated Blues man. Saw him a few times in the 60’s with different band line ups!

Fantastic album from the man!

Despite the drought & scorching conditions Celeriac & Sweetcorn doing well. Constant watering essential for Celeriac to produce successfully.

Fingers crossed for a good Spud fest. Foliage looks healthy but yet to die back on this main crop of King Edwards & Maris Piper’s. Should be harvestable in a couple of months barring the dreaded blight that hit us last year! A few Swedes under wraps in the foreground.

Butternut Squash creeping forward. Takes up a lot of ground. Next year I will train them up a trellis to save space.

Celeriac going nicely. Started these way back in modules in February. A very slow grower but should be worth the wait. Runner beans have reached the top of the poles but slow to produce any pods worth picking yet. Drought conditions haven’t helped, you can’t beat rainwater.

Allotment tranquility. Sanity in a world gone mad!

Recorded at the 100 Club in 1975. The Stan Tracey Quartet play to a wildly appreciative audience. One of the great live sets from a legendary band..