Time passes and the Co-op site has begun to see blooms moving back in to colonise what appears, at first sight, a poor habitat:

rosebay willowherb

buddleia (with varieties enough to form a National Collection)

evening primrose

sunset glory…

I got it wrong earlier this year predicting work would start on the Co-op in the summer. The summer is almost over, and this area is fast becoming an area of special scientific interest.

Early in the morning two men were caring for the grass at Abingdon Bowling Club. The man on the right has the mower.

The other man has a special orange machine.

The final result is difficult to judge – it looks so near perfection. I’d give 9.9 points to the man with the mower, and 10 points to the man with the orange machine, only because he is wearing belt and braces. (In the USA ‘belt and suspenders’)

The latest housing development in Abingdon, on the ex-MG land next to the Police Station, is called willowbrook. The poster says

The lady from the sales office waters the plants in the early morning.

Looking through the development towards the Police Station

All the boats were out on Bank Holiday Monday. Between 4 and 5 P.M they came back to base at Kingcraft Boat Centre on Nags Head Island.

Captain Jack…

Captain Clarry…

All the other Captains…

Electrics Gem (a larger type of boat) and all the other Electrics … Un-named rowing boats…

and Captain King.

(Glad to see all is clear again today after Saturday’s Lock Jam)