Mid-summer growing season

Here is a big green grass hopper / cricket which lives in the long grass in the orchard:

There is a small plague of ladybirds, but they are always welcome. Here are some sitting on the leave of the courgette plants:

The courgettes are starting to bear fruit - it's still small now but in anither 3 or four days the harvest can start.

And for the record the potatoes are really good so far. I planted Sieglinde and Pink Gypsy (I think) on 20 April and they are just ready now. Each plant is providing around 12 eggs at around hen's egg size.