Today I am a reasonably chirpy bunny

Notwithstanding a weekend of alternate stress and delight with the gorgeous babe and also notwithstanding my last day at work on Friday.

Earlier today, they were cutting the hay (?) in the field next door...er, next hedge then...and, I imagine, also causing terror and injury to innumerable small wild things who hadn't expected their habitat to suddenly go from 2 feet to 6 inches high. (the fuss we make about global warming, hey, these tiny creatures have their universe turned from lush forest-high grass into a naked stubbly desert twice a year).

So, naturally the scavengers were out in force. and these included not one or a pair, but six red tailed kites. I shot them (camera shot for anyone who's new here)...all over the sky and backwards and forwards across the field.
Then there were the neighbour's poppies in the sun
and later an ethereal sky
and later still, quite new foals next door to Barney's barn.



And the sun shone and I got nearly all the washing (including youngest's as she has no washing machine at present) in, out, hung up in the sun to dry and back in again just as the first few spots of drizzle threatened.