Big kid persuaded me, against my better judgement, to join in with the parents’ race at Sports Day this morning. As the younger, fitter dads rapidly moved away from me I felt something go in my right knee and hobbled in pain to the finish line.

A person with a knee brace is sitting on a red cushion, with a fan and various objects in the background.

With all the hot weather I’ve been eating nothing but salad, fresh fruit and ice pops for what seems like the last few weeks. I’m fed up with it. This morning I tried to use some leftover olives, peppers and halloumi in an omelette. I probably used too much, but the olives and halloumi were overpowering.

Layers 📷 (1990 roadtrip from Boston to LA.)

A breathtaking view of the Grand Canyon features layered rock formations and deep valleys.

The CAF Bank saga just gets worse every day. Their new website is horribly broken in almost every possible way - user experience, functionality all significantly worse than before. I hope they can roll back to the old website. It was a little clunky, maybe, but it worked.

Outside the school offices. Little kid runs through here excitedly every morning. It looked especially magical today.

Two large trees stand on a grassy area with a backdrop of lush greenery and a clear blue sky.

Kitchen garden at kids’ school.

A vibrant garden filled with wildflowers and surrounded by a wooden fence is set against a backdrop of trees and a partly cloudy sky.

Q) When is a door not a door?

A) When it’s floating in the canal.

A serene canal is bordered by lush green trees on one side and a walking path on the other, with a partially submerged wooden structure in the water.

Almost autumnal here.

A quiet residential street is lined with trees and scattered with fallen leaves on a sunny day.

Slightly less ill at ease here feeding a live deer safely behind a wire mesh 📷?

A young child in a white sweater crouches near a fence, reaching towards a deer on the other side.

Having completed thirty days of the micro.blog photo challenge for June, I’m going to try continuing with some random prompts generated by Claude.

These engraved stones are a nice idea, but sadly the execution seven years ago left a lot to be desired. The engraving on some of the stones is at the threshold 📷 of visibility, and for others it’s at the thresh-old of re-adability.

Paving stone in Southall features engraved text about local stories and contributions to the area's character and identity.A plaque on a stone pavement provides historical information about St John's Church in Southall, built in 1838 and later expanded in 1909.A commemorative plaque honors Frank Crowther Roberts for his bravery and leadership during World War One, highlighting his receipt of the Victoria Cross.