1. Having neat, trimmed fingernails again.

2. The wind blows and a shower of leaves flutters to the ground.

2b. Whenever the air is a little smoky – from woodburners, bonfires or more dubious things – Lily registers her protest with a single, exaggerated “tsh”. It’s not quite a sneeze, just a nasal “oh my, not a fan of that”.

3. I’m always amused when I come across my own photos being used by other people online. (I don’t mind: I usually release them under the Creative Commons licence and other free-to-use agreements.) I often spot them in Google image searches but once spotted a pair of my mangy old socks in a national newspaper. Today, it’s a coincidence a little closer to home: Twitter suggests I follow someone who uses one of my photos of Leeds Uni as their logo.

4. The second before a cat yawns.