lion's mane

Andy and Ewa gave me a mushroom growing kit for my birthday - a variety which I haven't tried before - Lion's Mane. It looks strange but I'm looking forward to eating it in a couple of days' time.

I was woken at 5am this morning by the harsh machinery drone of a combine harvester and tractor, which were trundling up and down the field of barley in front of our house. They must have started early to avoid the rain, which started around lunchtime and became very heavy a few hours later, when I was out with Jess..