The longest father's day

 I didn't make it to the top of the Bonsai Mountain to watch the solstice sunrise but did make it to a good enough

 viewpoint, the badgers set, the one visible from space.

 So yours truly shared the moment with Poppy triever as in my haste to get somewhere before the sun rays I left the Berners behind.

 It was, it has to be said, a real treat, the sun peaking around Stanner Rocks and hitting us with its warmth

 which we knew wouldn't last as across the valley a line of rain clouds advanced

 so we made the most of what was the sunniest part of the day.

 This is us walking back along the lane, the sun on our backs.

Back at HQ, several hours later,  rug rat mkII and the apprentice treated yours truly to a traditional fathers day involving repairing scalextrix tracks, looking for lost cars, stopping the electric train set from being an aeroplane and taking jam sandwiches out of the DVD player. My beautiful and oh spo patient wife laid on an impressive lunch which supergrandma and lil Bef helped us eat. In all a lovely day despite it being the 6th anniversary of MBAOSPW losing her father to prostate cancer.
A big thank you to all Dad's everywhere, and to mine for putting up with me.