The blues

Another lovely day, and everything in the garden is flourishing, including the weeds. I sat outside in the sun, doing my patchwork.
Yesterday evening, after I had posted my blip, I spotted a vixen and four cubs in our gateway. They were having wonderful rough and tumble games, racing off and running back, sometimes trying to get Mum involved too. We have a wild area adjoining our garden and foxes live there all year. The adults frequently pass through but we have never seen the cubs playing out in the open like this. We watched them for at least twenty minutes, then they headed off back to their den. I hope they come back tonight, they are enchanting. A photo from last night is in extra.