7 May 2026

 I thought the relatively wild garden looked ordered and lovely for the summer. But it seems there are many problematic occupants.

Among which, a riot of tiny oak trees that have rooted themselves from the falling acorns of this mighty old oak tree. 

So today was the day for starting to tackle these. 

Observing the progress ...

and just one of the barrels filled with the results of weeding ...

Meanwhile, one of my favourite of today's updates from Scotland - the wee angel relaxed post-feed, 'pondering the mysteries of the universe'. I do agree with this assessment.