Two highlights today: while my car was undergoing its six-monthly warrant of fitness check I took myself to the movies to see Quartet.  What a thoroughly delightful film and a pleasant couple of hours to sit down and not move while also escaping the heat and the blustery nor'west wind.

And then there is this kereru. These photos were taken by my son-in-law James Salisbury.  If the wood pigeons leave any plums I can see Esther will be making a lot of jam/sauce/chutney/whatever because the tree is loaded.