I was picking the tops off the broad beans at the allotment this morning when I spotted a yellow ladybird. It might be a 22 spot but I can’t see enough spots to be sure. I was taking the tops off the beans to stop black-flies and to use tonight, stir fried quickly in garlic butter – delicious.

22-spot ladybird (Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata)

We harvested our first new potatoes today and had them for tea too, boiled with mint and then tossed in freshly minted salty butter – another treat for the taste buds.

The poppy that seeded itself continues to give us another flower or two each day.

Happy 4th July to all my readers in America. Our thoughts are with you.