Ahh, that looks so good. I'm really pleased this has worked so well in that spot

I'll be in town on Thursday evening. If they're still in the window I'll take a picture for you

Didn't pay much attention to the ukulele (sorry) but the mandolin had a butterfly on. Ed was quite taken by it

There's a bric-a-brac shop near us that we walked past yesterday and it had both a ukulele and a mandolin, £45 each. Just in case you decide you do, in fact, need either (or both)

I don't know if I can express just how much I adore this cat

A model of an alien that looks like an octopus with only four legs, a bulbous head, big eyes, and jowels

The highlight of today's trip to Manchester was this little guy at the Ray Harryhausen exhibition

The chalky blue seed pods of Decaisnea, leading to the common name for the plant being 'blue sausage fruit' or 'dead man's fingers'

The outline of oak trees with only a few autumnal leaves left on them with the sun showing as rays through a light haze

A couple of recent pics from work - the chalky blue sausages of Decaisnea, and some gentle sun rays filtering through the haze