New episode out today of the Rabbithole Detectives podcast - Prof Cat Jarman FSA💀 on shepherd’s huts, Richard Coles on his bike in the Netherlands, & I look at landlocked Paraguay. Wherever you source your podcasts….

Borders are looking fresh this morning.

The deer of ⁦Althorp⁩ this morning. Fallow, Sika, and even some Chinese Water Deer.

The long shadows of impending autumn, at ⁦Althorp⁩ this morning.

The upper reaches of ⁦Althorp⁩ yesterday evening.

My grandfather Jack Spencer on his horse “Marbury”, in front of ⁦Althorp⁩ in January 1911.

First light at ⁦Althorp⁩ this stormy morning. The house & grounds are open to visitors till 29 August. Yesterday I met lovely people here from Ohio, Texas, the Philippines, Germany, & Poland. Amazing to see so many folk drawn to this quiet corner of Northamptonshire

Late summer flowers at ⁦Althorp⁩

Very sad whenever this happens - rubbish (and worse) dumped at Althorp

Today’s Rabbithole Detectives podcast has Prof Cat Jarman FSA💀 looking at amber, Richard Coles on the cultural phenomenon of Biedermeier, while I look at the Huguenots & their global legacy. Please listen wherever you source your podcasts….

A quiet corner of the ⁦Althorp⁩ estate, this morning.

I made an art gallery for my brother’s Guinea pig - I think he likes it

Beautiful buzzard beating a careful retreat when hearing the dogs coming.

Some of the flowers kindly brought to ⁦Althorp⁩ last month, when the House and Grounds were open.

The Drying Garden at ⁦Althorp⁩ this morning, heavy with bloom.

The charming and historic city of Oxford, England, in the 1920s. A mesmerising film where tradition and modernity blend together.

Quite a wind this evening….

First light this morning, on a dank day.

Delighted to see my signed copy of my memoir A Very Private School in the lineup of lots supporting Paddy Heron 🇺🇦