Barley, trees, sky and a wee bug. It’s feeling like a proper summer harvest day

Today I’m going to see a couple of pals get there uncivil partnership then read a John Hegley poem at their celebration. I knew wearing glasses would come in handy one day. 🤓 🐕

As lockdown eases I find myself ever more reminiscent for the great indoors.

The cutting patch at Bluebell cottage is bursting at the seams. Good morning, all! :)

Old man’s beard and ploughman’s spikenard on today’s walk

Maliope and roses

Am horribly nervous but my Etsy shop will open at 8.30pm UK time. When I have as many orders as I can make in a week I'll switch to holiday mode with a message about when I'll re-open (probably the end of next wk). Feather pendant,made using a jay feather. Zoom in for detail.

The end of American supremacy laid bare rollingstone.com/politics/polit…

Definitely still feeling a bit ropey but dragged myself out for a run.

I think he stopped running ‘ere, Sarge.

Me? Oh, just singing Clash songs in my best Nick Cave voice as a procrastination tool instead of going for a run. HBY?

I muddle along best I can, making do and trying to make life better then a little thing happens and boom! I’m confronted by how deeply and brutally depressed I really am and then, for a while, I just can’t see how it’ll ever change. Grim. Off for a lie down now.

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Meanwhile in Spain

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