The sound of cicadas in the garden. (Sound up!)

En vacances!

FFS.

Dan Burn time, no?

What a run from Gordon there. COME ON.

One lectures in French on bio-physics which feels like an anxiety dream, and the other is a sister on a paediatric ward so me doing that feels like an anxiety dream for everyone else.

I’ve made peace with being older than the footballers I watch but discovering I’m older than Jude Bellingham’s dad is quite sobering.

Go on Thomas Tuchel.

The best news is the semi-final is on the BBC so we don't have to listen to Sam Matterface and Lee Dixon again.

YES! Well done England, well done Jude, well done everybody.

Stick that in all your smart arse comments about the football.

I have a fan, I have cider and I have belief. Come on England

Clover has such a favourite spot in the garden he’s created a bald patch.

Visitor to work today.

Somebody on the train just offered me their seat.

What a game. What a performance.

Right then, good luck England. I’m going to bed, then will get up early to watch it in catch up, hopefully avoiding the result.

Well this is relaxing.

I can confirm the heatwave is over.

76 In The Shade (I wish it was 76 in the shade).

Yes, Ecuador! Think that’s been my favourite game so far.

Ach, frustrating but credit to Ghana for nullifying England like that. On to Panama.

Hydration break.

Don’t like to boast but look what I’ve got.

Hydration break.

Clover testing the limits of the box here.

Train pal.

I see Trossard is moonlighting as the ref again.

They’ll be dancing in the streets of Praia tonight.

Watching Musiala for Germany and once again disappointed he didn’t chose England, not least because his name would scan perfectly in Hey Luciani by The Fall for his song.

Little Red Corvette

Here is a gift link to Simon Schama's appreciation of David Hockney's life and art which we ran last year. It's an amazing piece and contains, as you might imagine, some spectacular pictures including an absolute corker of Hackney with Lucian Freud as.ft.com/r/f1473f70-0...

I’ve only just got the Riley & Coe/Co gag on 6 Music.

Everyone on X and elsewhere who called for a violent response should be charged with incitement. Everyone involved in the pogrom should be locked up with exemplary sentences. Govt should make it clear that will be the response in future anywhere else. Enough.

Morrissey, Tarantino and Heston Blumenthal. And also once this group of women the tube insisted I was Harry Hill.

The swans at work went rogue this afternoon and made a break for it.

The cat is sat next to me doing whatever on earth this is.

We’re enjoying the fan.

Car service today so this once again means a visit to Londons worst tunnel.

Hot isn’t it? Like trying to sleep in soup.

More summer appropriate music.

Clover has spent most of today trying, unsuccessfully, to find somewhere cool to sleep.

Minnie Riperton feels a good match for this sultry evening.

I think that the cat was pleased to see me when I got home tonight.

Just bust a button on my trousers. youtube.com/shorts/VX6oc...

Enjoying this. Recommend if you like vintage Japanese noir, and who doesn’t?

Enjoying this. Recommend if you like vintage Japanese noir, and who doesn’t?

My vote goes to Moldova.

Slightly increase a band. The Concertina Doors.