As the tabloid press are fond of saying - 'what a scorcher'.
While I was writing my previous In Your Field article, I was sat listening to the neighbour's mower cutting their first cut silage, and I was also commenting on the lack of grass on our own meadows.
This month, Roger Evans discusses his fascination with the stories behind old farming pictures, how farmers are no longer recognised for the work they do in producing food, and why romance certainly isn't dead in the countryside.
It is safe to say that after my last column, all about my grandparents' smallholding, I definitely held the position of favourite grandchild.