A pair of great tits are using one of the nest boxes attached to the pergola. Just (we hope) out of reach of Mack and Mabel, they fly in and out feeding their voracious young.

We have been drenched in rain, battered with hailstones and bathed in glorious sunshine on a day of all weathers.

Thanks, Gill, I love the idea of “a pair of great tits” – but all I can see are some birds!