On our walks along the river path over the last few days I had noticed an adult Swan and two cygnets and this morning they were on the river by my garden.    So lovely to see, but I'm wondering where the other parent is, hope he/she is OK.   The cygnets look very healthy so the parent is doing a grand job in rearing them.
I managed to get all the grass cut before the downpours this afternoon.   A job I've been wanting to do for a few days now and a bonus as the mower collected some of the fallen leaves.   The walnut leaves are still green so not ready to drop yet, not looking forward to having to rake them up eventually.