We do like an autumnal litter pick in the October sunshine.

We didn't find any horrors but potentially part of an early halloween costume.

Whilst telling Jane about our Canada adventures and Italian wedding, she discovered a Goodgym red garter under the ping pong table. It did seem like an odd location for a reception!

Lovely litter pick by the sunny seaside followed by a drink at the local pub.

It's official: we love swans! We had great fun feeding them around the city with family, friends or just individually. The rain didn't put us off fitting in little litter picks too.

After having a wander around the Festival of Spring, we headed off to help Neptune's Pirates clean Eastney beach.

At only 6 months old, Wilma was full of enthusiasm and bounded across the sand looking for litter with us.

It was a lovely afternoon, in a beautiful location, in good company and we filled 2 bags with litter.

The last day of January. The last January challenge task for Portsmouth. And hopefully the start of lighter evenings!!

Fortunately the cage floodlights illuminated the rubbish lying around the rec for me.

And I made a good start to the litter pick bingo card in one foul swoop!

Not Dave & I - we're not Nobodies, we're Somebodies!

But there was nobody watching our work this time. No occupants of the bench, and in fact only 3 drinks cans & 2 beer bottles!

We litter-picked every bottle top and cigarette end and did some pruning and tidying up. The shrubs and small trees are looking grand, and there are lots of Spring bulbs poking through the soil, and the vinca in flower.