This was the sight that greeting me at the lottie today, having first negotiated my way through the gate, which was sitting nicely in the middle of a moat.
I did consider jumping in to save the peas but as there was no one else around to hear my drowning screams I thought 'you're on your own lads, I've always got Bird's Eye to call on'


Jerusalem Artichokes doing a good rendition of Hawaii 5 O

The broad bean bed (middle) is not looking overly inviting for the beans that are due to go in tomorrow!
The upside is that spuds like water – silver cloud and all that!