Lots of strenuous work in my garden in Keswick now that it’s the time for trimming and pruning. The meadow has had its cuts, firstly the strimmer, then the Flymo a few days later; That was a struggle so next year it would be better to cut earlier. And time to trim the hedges now that this year’s fledglings have flown the nests. The hedges are mostly accessible from ground level now, which saves the bother of a ladder and is safer for me.

Hot work, the Cumbrian heatwave continues and anyhow there's a limit to how much physical gardening I can do at a time. Beats gym for keeping in shape though. Plus watering my fruit trees from the rainwater butt in the evenings. And the fellside above on Skiddaw’s starting to turn purple with the heather coming in to bloom.