A day early, since Sundays are strangely busy in this household, I ended my 'No Mow May' having not cut the grass for six to seven weeks.  I couldn't quite bring myself to mow all the buttercups (sorry landlady) and the cats are very fond of nibbling the tall grass at the front of this photo, so I left a couple of wild areas for the mini-beasts to enjoy.

I also cut my side of the hedge (local hedge trimming etiquette is very odd, in that you only seem to go 90% of the width - hopefully my neighbour will cut their 10% soon...) and replanted the pots.  A lot of weeding of paths to be done (I refuse to use nasty chemicals) but it's looking half decent.

I'm reminded of the old tale about the person out walking who paused to admire a garden, where there was a person hard at work. They commented 'you and God have done a great job'. Immediately the retort came, 'yes, but you should have seen it when God was doing it all alone...'  God and humanity in partnership, creator, creature and creation... the world could be so beautiful if only we could play our part better.