Excited that it's now hollyhock season here and I can get snaps like this. Hopefully we'll get some good sunsets and I'll nip up to my favourite hollyhock spot, but yesterday's wasn't too bad. Have a good day! xx

Lazy day yesterday. I had done my usual Saturday walk on Thursday so here's a snap from that. Have a good day! xx

Out and about super early today, so we did a circuit into town and back. Good start to the day. xx

Yesterday, I walked back from the station through town. A fair few tourists. Easy to forget that people come from all over the world to this little city. I try to appreciate its many charms every day - you shouldn't take anything for granted, should you? Have a good day. xx

Lovely sky this morning. Get your paints out, Rachel! Have a good day. Xxx

Beautifully cool this morning. Dogs driven wild by rabbity smells. Oh dear. Yesterday was a very Sundayish Sunday and all the better for it. Scrabble, walks, nice family lunch and a Grand Prix to watch! Have a good day. xx

Beautiful morning. Started noisily, as first a rabbit and then a squirrel ran down the middle of the road outside our house! We pressed on to the fields and it was stunning. Fresh air, changing light. Nobody about. Happy sigh. Have a good day! Xx

Cooler this morning, with much fresher air. Hallelujah! The Great Cooling has begun. Long may it continue! Have a good day. Xxx

Out early. I let the dogs follow their noses and we ended up walking round the back roads of Widcombe and then back via the canal. Only one diplomatic incident, so fairly standard, really. Now, I'm letting cool air flow through the house before it all heats up again outside. Have a good day! xx

It's the second day of Widcombe Art Trail, in Bath, and our wonderful artists and makers are looking forward to welcoming you. Eight venues, entry free. Some have air con! Some have fabulous views. All offer unique wares made by real people! www.widcombearttrail.com

Beautiful solstice morning. Hardly anyone about so we managed a nice circuit of the field and canal. Enjoy the light, stay cool in the heat! Have a good day! xx

Best of luck to all our wonderful artists taking part in this weekend's Widcombe Art Trail in Bath, UK. We have 8 venues open from 10.30am to 5pm, Saturday & Sunday. Entry is free. A great chance to see beautiful handmade work, chat to artists & maybe buy something special. www.widcombearttrail.com

Nice and clear this morning, and good news from our walk! A doe that I've been watching on and off on our walks has had her fawn! Too far away for anything other than a blurry photo, but I'm very happy for them. Here are some lovely roses from yesterday's walk to Iford. Have a good day! xx

Another soggy morning, but milder, so that's progress! Here's one from Wednesday evening. A stroll round the cemetery in lovely evening light. Have a good day! xx

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Another soggy morning. Yesterday we went to Bristol where the streets are paved with... flowers. Have a good day! xx

Out a bit later this morning to try and dodge the rain. Amazingly, no other dogs around, so that was a win. Yesterday, after torrential rain in the morning we had bright sunshine and I was able to take a cheerful snap of one of my favourite spots, North Parade Passage. Have a good day! xx

We could tell there was Weather on the way on this morning's walk, and got home just as it started to spit spot. Phew! Have a good day! xx

More rain this morning, so another garden dash. Hopefully, we'll get a walk in sometime. Long day in the car yesterday, so no new photos. Here's a bramble bush before the rainy patch, which was busy with bees and looking full of promise for blackberries later in the summer. Have a good day! xx

Grey but not raining this morning. Stormy yesterday but I did have a brief walk along the canal to visit some of my favourite roses before they got washed away. They smelled lovely, too. Have a good day! xx

A rainy old morning. The dogs had a quick trip outside and decided that it was not for them. No new pics, so here are some roses I've been keeping up my sleeve. Have a good day! xx

Yesterday, we had all the weather. I went for a swim at the Leisure Centre for the first time in 10 years. The pools and changing area are much improved! By the afternoon, it was fine enough for a walk into town and back via my favourite photo spots. Have a good day! xx

Got caught in the rain this morning but it was still a lovely, quiet walk. Yesterday, the dogs and I wandered through the fields with a pal (one of the other dogs Summy actually likes) mid-evening, and it was very pleasant. Love these long evenings! xx

On my way to the station yesterday I was happy to see this swan and her cygnets. She was widowed a few weeks ago, but seems to be doing well. (Apparently, there was an emergency later on, with the cygnets rescued from a storm drain by our vigilant local swan welfare team. So, thank you to them.) xxx

A lot of rain overnight, but we dodged the showers this morning. A quick there and back along the road. The raised pavement has some lovely overhanging roses, so I enjoyed those while the dogs sniffed about and tried to persuade me to go back to a dead rat. Nice try, girls. Have a good day! xx

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Out a bit later this morning. All was going very well - a little twirl around the fields - until we tried to walk back along the road and met about fifty runners and two dogs. Oh dear. Have a good day! xx

Today's word is 'unsettled' - weather and dogs. The dogs were rattled/excited by a deer right outside our house, rabbits in the lane and a mouse in the garden! Yesterday, I took B on an orchid hunt in Smallcombe, then back through the woods as it was rather hot out in the fields. Have a good day! xx

Yesterday, we had a different Friday walk, parking at Iford and having a coffee, of course, then walking across the fields to Farleigh Hungerford. I've always wanted to walk there but never done it, so this was a lovely first. Have a good day! xx

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The weather's def changed. Much more 'British' today(!). Yesterday, it was still hot but I hauled myself to Bristol. On the way to the station, I saw a painted lady butterfly. I believe they migrate rather than overwinter, so it's had a long journey. Welcome back, little pal. Have a good day! xx

A cool breezy morning after hot, thundery night. I've been writing well on a new thing, but yesterday I got a bit stuck, so took myself off for a thinking walk despite the rising temperatures. Ended up at Prior Park, sat under a tree, made some notes and came home. Lovely! Have a good day! xx

Seventeen degrees this morning, although we are due another hot day here. I was aware of sounds today - the trickle of water in the street drains after yesterday's rain, the thud of a jogger's feet, a wren singing on a telephone wire and, somewhere, a nest full of baby birds. Have a good day! xx

Another lovely walk this morning. We took a wide berth round a solo field sleeper and saw birds, rabbits and a muntjac deer. Bella had a good run round and Summy joined in as much as her long lead permitted. Two happy dogs to start the day. Have a good day and keep as cool as you can. xx

Nice early walk through the fields. Now concentrating on keeping the house and hounds cool through the day. Xx

Out for an hour's ramble before it gets hot again. Fields, quiet path, little bit of canal towpath. For some reason Summer was hyper first thing, so hopefully an hour's sniffing and wandering about will have calmed her down. Have a good day! xx

Nice cool walk this morning. Bella found a way of dealing with yesterday's heat. After dog training, we had a short walk in the shady woods and then she had a proper wallow in a muddy stream, like a little woolly hippo. Suffice to say, she also had a cool bath at home. Have a good day! xx

Beautiful morning. Looks like it's set fair for a fortnight or so(!). I let the dogs follow their noses today and it led to this view, so we were all happy. Have a good day! xx

Still grey but a bit warmer today. Yesterday we had sunny intervals. I'm writing quite a lot at the moment (makes a nice change), interspersed with dog walks through the fields. Delighted that the oxeye daisies are back. Have a good day! xx

Nice weather for ducks. So, here are a couple of fine drakes, taken in the weekend's sunshine before the clouds rolled in. Have a good day! xx

It's a raindrops on roses sort of morning... and pansies and buttercups. Stay dry and have a good day! Xxx

My semi-wild dog got loose this morning. I managed to catch her after a few mins. No harm done and we all had a 'nice' run!😬😲🥵 Yesterday, we had Sunday lunch at Homewood Park, probably my favourite meal out ever. Not my car by the door, but it def added to the ambience. Have a good day! xx

A very peaceful walk this morning. Hardly anyone about and two chilled out dogs. Have a good day! Xx

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A rather beautiful morning. Up into the fields among the buttercups. Summy took exception to a very distant low flying balloon. I imagine her barking carried a fair way from there. Morning, neighbours! 😬 Have a good day! Xx

Busy day yesterday. Snapped this cheerful pic of the canal on my way back from the station, after witnessing a cygnet rescue by our local swan protection volunteers - they were fishing cygnets out of a deep canal lock. Have a good day! xx

We had a lot of weather yesterday, but I managed some decent walks with the dogs separately at the end of the afternoon, although our ears were significantly ruffled by the gusty wind. Have a good day! xx

Yesterday, I went on a lovely garden tour near Pensford, with a pal, organised through our local residents' assoc. A sprawling garden with azaleas, irises, peonies, etc. Tucked away, you would never know it was there. A very pleasant little outing! Have a good day! Xx