Messy drinker.

A large, ornate stone fountain features a sculpted face with water flowing from its mouth.

Not what it looks like

A willow bird sculpture at Pulborough Brooks in Suffolk.

My lunch meeting has arrived.

A young child with blonde hair is resting their chin on their crossed hands on a wooden table, making an expressive face with lips rounded.

It’s been a long time since these two shared a spot in my dock together.

A smartphone screen shows an app notification badge with 3,882 alerts on the NetNewsWire app icon against a background of smooth, multicolored stones.

Don’t look now folks, but I think autumn might be here…

Two brown horse chestnuts are being held in the palm of a hand.

Shades weather, innit.

Adam Tinworth wearing sunglasses

A day when I find a new pretentious coffee shop is always a good day.

Small Batch Coffee in Worthing.

So, the reason for my silence here over the last couple of weeks was that I was holidaying in a nearly bandwidth-free place.

And it was lovely. Just taking a first pass through the photos now.

View from a seaside villa in La Flotte, Île de Ré, France.

A fruitful garden

Two green pears are hanging from a tree branch surrounded by leaves.A branch with small, unripe crabapples and green leaves is shown against a brick wall.Four green and slightly reddish pears hang from a leafy branch against a brick wall background.Two green apples with some reddish and dark spots are hanging from a tree branch surrounded by green leaves in front of a brick wall.

Possibly the most manly thing I’ve done all year…

An old tree stump on a lawn