August 2017

I discover that my cousin David makes his own honey in Caddington, Bedfordshire.

Brilliant skies in August.

And a hole in the clouds on another occasion.

July 2017

Kirri was working and studying at Rolls Royce so some modifications to his VW Jetta were in order for his birthday card!

A great month for photos. One of my best.

I like this one also - a nice view from the shade of trees to the field next door.

Bryony is 21 and her boyfriend buys her a car.

My Corgi collector friend Andi Richter comes over from Germany to Astcote by motorbike. I took him for a run around the countryside and saw some nice old stones and even nicer old cars!

Bryony starts working at Tesla and we get to borrow one for a while and visit my friend Adrian, parking on a cricket pitch.

June 2017

Great parking at Tescos!

It was pretty warm this month! I think I saw 95°F too.

May 2017

I decided to walk from Astcote to Greens Norton. My friend had said that I needed to walk more so that seemed a good idea. It was a boiling hot day and certainly took a lot longer than I had expected! I did quite enjoy the scenery, though and had a feeling of achievement at the end, when I did get home.

On the way back I discovered that the traffic was at a standstill on the A5 so I would have been stuck that day by car anyway!

I had been to Gozo in March and walked from Xlendi to Victoria too. I got more coffee there, though!

April 2017

Somehow, I have managed to be so occupied that I haven't been keeping this up-to-date - and now I have nearly two years to cach up with!! So I shall cheat a little with a few photos from each month since April 2017 and then change the publish date.

Daughters Katie and Bryony surprise me at a meal in the new place in the High Street, Towcester.

Apple blossom is always really pretty at this time.

I had a problem with some animals determined to get into the bin which contained lots of grain. I tried very hard to keep the lid closed but every night he or she managed to defeat my efforts! Here are just one set of the 'before' and 'after' pictures!!

March 2017

A tree near Eastcote that didn't survive Storm Doris.

Daffodils appear at last in Astcote, and crocuses too.

This pond should look completely different in a short while. Watch this space!

Lambs enjoying doing what lambs do best at this time of year!

September

The last instalment of catching up with the Summer brings me to this evening's wonderful Moon after more wildlife and an eclipse yesterday.

The Woodpecker is still around.

So is the bizzard, but I keep missing him or her!!

Butterflies are a bit easier to focus on.

As I said, butterflies are a lot less trouble..

It rained quite a bit one week

Lots and lots of damsons on Maggie's tree

I don't know whether herons like damsons.

The Blue Moon Eclipse at 3am, 27 September

The Moon is still pretty red tonight.