This week has seen another cricket match – we had a friendly against the Seniors 50s (3rds and 4ths) which my more senior team won in the last over! We play our last league away to Staffordshire next Tuesday, I am also turning out on Saturday – where I will be the oldest by a country mile!

We pedalled down to WWT Slimbridge this morning. It is a quiet time of the year for seeing birds but a few pictures below. I did see a greenshank and a green sandpiper. We enjoyed seeing a a young crane with both parents. First picture is father and son( or possibly daughter).

Lapwings landing below!

Delighted to see an immature green woodpecker in our garden this morning. We haven’t seen one for a while in the garden (the great spotted is a much more frequent visitor) Some pictures of our visitor below. I do remember being thrilled when I first moved to Stroud seeing this bird regularly on a nearby school field. I had meant to put out a sign in the garden for them saying “Plenty of delicious ants here for yaffles!”

I have just finished reading Circe by Madeline Miller. An interesting and certainly different  viewpoint on the Greek hero  Odysseus . Not quite as good as her Song of Achilles but a good read and I was gripped reading it!

The classic Neil Young song is today’s title. Guess who the old man is? I played cricket today for my club. I was the oldest player by a country mile! We lost- it is my second heavy defeat in a week! The main thing is I didn’t disgrace myself! The good news is my son David scored 96 not out today.

I went to Wick Court story telling tonight. My goodness it was hot! and one lad fell asleep (it is the way I tell them!)