Fly away home......

Some very welcome visitors to the garden today. There were quite a lot of ladybirds, or are they ladybugs? Here's one who seems to be fascinated by the knot on the fence.
The Redhead and I had to go into town to sort out some paperwork stuff.
Afterwards, while having a pint and a smoke al fresco outside a pub in Duke Street, we met a young homeless girl who was panhandling for money. She had horrendous scars on her throat, face, arms and stomach. She was self harming. She was a pretty and intelligent girl but was totally lost to the world. All we could do was talk to her, which we did until the barman informed me that it would be more than his job was worth to continue to serve us while she remained in our company. 
We moved on.
She has all the cards stacked against her.