Yesterday I took a child to a medical appointment, and then to town to look at art supplies (I no longer know where to go to look at lots of sketchbooks, the selection was not good anywhere we saw), and then home.

Because I was already downstairs I went into the garden and put Baumbad bags on two of the trees, and saw a baby ladybird, which is a really aggressive-looking thing. And bigger than an adult ladybird. I'm glad I looked it up rather than squishing them, because the roses and apples both need all