Big Fat FiT payment notification...

I know I'm supposed to be on holiday - I am (well packing the camping gear in the car as we speak) but I just wanted to share this Tweet I just saw... "Soo nice to get a big fat FiT payment notification in with the bills!" Just got me thinking - that would be really nice to come back from holiday and find on your doormat wouldn't it? Money actually being paid into your bank account. Phew! Well with such giddy thoughts, I'd better do my share of loading the camping gear into the car. See you all in just under a fortnight. Jonathan. photo credit: edd deane

Sunflowers make you smile - in Bognor Regis

If you visit Bognor Regis this Summer, you'll be greeted by thousands of sunflowers.

A veritable Parrots paradise of the sunny blooms awaits travellers to this Sussex seaside town - already famed for having more sunshine hours than any other place in Britain.

The idea was to grow more sunflowers than daylight hours to which end the local council freely distributed seeds to residents, schools and parks.

However, that's turned into an estimated 55000+ sunflowers now growing across the sunny seaside resort.

Sounds like a grand day out to me (but leave your parrot at home just in case!).

Read the whole story on the BBC News Sussex page - click here.

photo credit: david ferro