Hogweed

A late afternoon walk with Pepper was hot and uncomfortable - don't like this heat. Even the weeds were wilting.
The madness seen on Bournemouth beach is unbelievable and is not what would have happened in normal circumstances - maybe they'd have been on the beaches of foreign resorts instead.

We have managed to book a few nights early July on sites in Suffolk for the motorhome. How long we stay away may depend on how busy places are - not too manic I hope.

I heard today that I have three acceptances in the International Salon Varna in Bulgaria. This earns me three points towards the 25 necessary for the BPE 1* award so a fair way to go yet. I was pleased though - never entered anything like that before. The selectors had to evaluate 8025 photographs of 497 authors from 64 countries. It can't have been an easy task.