Hot

It's been a very hot week, and it's looking like it'll continue until at least next weekend, so we've had to take the step of watering the fruit trees on the hillside. Established trees probably wouldn't need it after a single hot week, but, of course, these are in their first year after planting, and their root systems won't be very extensive or established. Fortunately, I had a spare 50m hose in the garage, which, combined with the normal reel, was enough to get to all the trees (though not the sweet chestnut and willow bed in the clearing, although they're more sheltered and cool), and it didn't take too long, in the end.

Otherwise, we've done some tidying and sorting: split and stacked some wood, Liz has tidied the driveway up, I've painted some window frames, and we potted up some vegetables and weeded.

The first of the sweet peas have flowered, and are now nicely scenting the house.