It’s time for the annual bedding plants to be put in the public flower beds – like these in the Abbey Gardens this morning.

The early June colour comes from more established plants,

like these at the back of Old Abbey House in the same Abbey Gardens.

Good pair of paddles on this young coot. But no sign of the parents at the Margeret Brown Garden nest.

Swan family on the River Ock. Dad is risk assessing the human with the camera.
Above the weir between the upper and lower River Ock, near Meadowside, mum joins the chicks for a little sun bathing after a bathe in the water.

Some more serious wildlife can be seen on the up and coming Views of the Ock.

This ‘Shock! Abingdon Gnome Beheaded‘ picture was one that I missed back in March. It got captured by the Abingdon Walks Instant Photo Blog instead.
Things are looking a little better for the Abingdon Gnome today. His head is back on, and he is not alone anymore.

Tony Garrard has been the regular organist at Trinity Church, playing Sundays, Weddings, and Funerals since 1981. Revd Richard Bittleston, thanking Tony for his commitment, and unfailing attendance over 28 years in what is a voluntary post, calculated that Tony had spent two years of his life at the Trinity Keyboard. Tony retired last Sunday, and Richard unveiled a plaque in his honour on the organ.

Tony is also well known, in Abingdon, as a supporter of the charity Mencap.