Last year our gardens here in U.K. and many other parts of Europe got scorched to bits - and now we're being battered by heavy rain. Despite this, Mother Nature will reign supreme in the end so perhaps we should take a leaf (sorry for the pun) from her book and go with the flow..... it will be alright in the end.
Our wild patch is full of moon daisies, pink corncockle, yellow rattle and red campion - but it's pouring with rain so I can't take a pic. today. However a few weeks ago our half-price red hawthorn was a total triumph and the tamarisk looked amazing against the blue sky.
In our vegetable garden the onions are swelling and carrots and leeks growing and the carnations, which are allowed a home there, will look great alongside the onions. Soft fruit is flowering or setting and there should be lovely strawberries to eat when Wimbledon starts.
Although I wasn't able to get to KDF I managed to totter around our local car boot sale with my long-suffering friend and picked up these enchanting little ladies. They're only about two inches high - one is missing and arm and the other a finger or three - but I loved them and they only cost £1. They look to me to be Edwardian, but I'm no expert, and I wonder if they were meant for a Christening or Wedding cake. They are marked but it's indistinct.
Finally take a look where Sammy has taken up residence to keep an eye on what we are up to - top of the cooker amongst the enamel collection.
Thank you for looking
Robin
