A welcome return

Every picture in my (new) camera has a cat in view.  Either full screen or peeping out of the corner.

I have spent the morning in the potager – weeding and tying in the runner beans and cucumbers.  And fixing the courgettes so I can water them more deeply.

And I can happily say this is not cupboard love: Artur was so pleased to have me back.  He has followed me about all the time I worked. Demanding a bit of attention at all times. And it’s not tick check either – I did. No parasites.

And for a cat in this heat, that has to be love.

The only thing that made him cross was I kept moving. And moving into the sun.  So after a few hours of bleating at me he gave up and has gone into deep shade.  But keeping one half closed eye on me at all times.

I meanwhile, have moved into deep shade too.  Another batch of jostaberry jam. Beats standing out in the 30C sunshine and pruning brambles.