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Took a walk along the underhill path, through the sunlight and the dappled shade. A narrow way, made narrower in summer by the grasses and nettles and the brambles. In the shade, near silence, but for the hum of insects, the flutter of songbirds.

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Someone had a lot of fun setting this up...

( PUSH THE SLIDERS ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT, IGOR... )

The rain has arrived. Yesterday evening, drove down to the coast to try and photograph dramatic clouds.
( Not much success )

Note to self on 2022 container planting scheme:

The "mixed" Icelandic poppies you ordered from Sarah Raven ALL had white flowers, every single one of them. But it didn't really matter, since they were planted with blue - you just got "Understated & Classical" rather than "Vibrant Contrast". MORE ICELANDIC POPPIES NEXT YEAR!! You can never have enough Icelandic poppies.

The Gentian Sage Salvia patens was a failure. The pale blue flowers are pretty, but the bees just aren't interested in them. The bog-standard Salvia you bought from the garden centre is much better - go for that next year. Or maybe some Hyssop - the bees really like that Hyssop you bought.

The Erigeron was nice, and will hopefully self-seed into cracks in the paving stones, but don't buy it for container planting again. The blue daisies with the feathery foliage work better as container plants.

( Camera woes )