Sunny weekend by the sea

What a wonderful weekend! The hottest of the year: sea is warm and Itchenor is a lovely place to be in this weather - near to West Wittering and on Chichester Harbour.

In the garden the sweet peas are doing really well and are gorgeous!

Ducklings

Had an extra family staying with us - uninvited guests - they've been before but am perplexed at how they are found in the chicken run - has the mother duck realised that it's safe from predators? Been sitting on a nest in the hedge?

Luckily had willing b & b guests who helped keep the chickens in whilst encouraging the duck and her ducklings to head off towards the nearby pond.

Last time it was eleven ducklings, this time only five.

Summer's already arrived

Where's the time gone? Tom and Regan got married at the end of May in the dear little church of St Nicholas, Itchenor right opposite... and now suddenly it's summer.

Found the first raspberries today and there's just enough to give some to the guests for breakfast tomorrow morning - and a few

wild strawberries too...no carbon footprint, no chemicals...just good, honest, red deliciousness - straight from the garden.