I did the strimming in the afternoon, something that has long needed doing. I seem to have the fastest growing grass known to man. I added a little water to the pond just so I could fish the grass more easily.

I collect lots of calendula seeds. These need deadheading now that I’ve done this job and then I’ll get more colour from them. There were more off-green tomatoes to collect too.

When I packed up the car I found a diving beetle in the rear footwell. I dropped him back into the pond and he immediately dived down into the depths.