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Spoonbills and Swans!! Lots of them to see at the nature reserve again this morning! But the main reason I was there early this morning - to avoid the very hot weather we have now! - was to do blackberry picking! I finally remembered to put a container in my bag and had lots of fun filling it up with ripe fruit at 8am!! Note to self - wear some slightly more protective clothing next time as bramble thorns hurt!!

Came home to find foxy waiting on the backdoor mat, and have had a visit (to sleep!) from one of the fluffy cats!  A very warm afternoon - 28 was the forecast - so hiding in the shade eating a bowl of blackberries and searching through easy recipes to use the rest up!