See the red guard waving Chairman Mao‘s Little Red Book

It was bought for him by a mutual friend who asked us to deliver it next time we ventured north up the A1

Our friend is a collector of Mao badges and memorabilia. He has an extraordinary collection and he is extremely knowledgable about the artefacts and the era

He’s the only cat I know that loves fresh cucumber but here is a new passion

The bird I saw this morning may actually have been a sparrow hawk and not a kestrel. Thoughts please

There on the paddock fence perched a young kestrel – probably wet from the heavy downpours

Good luck little bird