On this morning of largely overcast skies and warmth to which we have not recently been accustomed, I carried out dead heading and the easier weeding whilst Martin occupied himself with
the heavier clearance work in the Rose Garden
and cutting the grass.
After lunch Becky gave Ellie one of her regular walks round the garden.
Later, Jackie and I took a forest drive.
Beside Holmsley Walk Campsite we spotted two foal colts somewhat younger than our great-granddaughter.
The first of these, still clinging to his mother, grappled with the problem of pesky flies;
the second, a more recent occupant of the womb, slept through our visit. The last two images in this gallery are by Jackie.
At Norley Wood we observed both roadside pink may blossom and rich golden moorland gorse.
King Charles III, his mask having slipped a bit, still occupies his celebrity seat in Robert Gill’s Everton Road garden post his coronation day.
This evening we all dined on Red Chilli’s excellent takeaway fare. My main course was prawn Madras; Becky’s, vegetable curry; Dillon’s, chicken dhansak; Flo’s, chicken pasanda; Jackie’s, chicken saag. Mushroom rice, pilau rice, special fried rice, peshwari naan, and panir tikka were shared. Jackie and I both drank more of the Zesty.