Sunny Sunday.

I am sitting outside this evening with the lap top...I hate being inside when it is still warm and the sun is setting. The wren has been singing, and toads are calling to each other. Strange combination but I like it. The blue tit that built her nest in the old hand pump on the water feature is still in and out. I can hear her little ones cheeping. All in all I feel unplifted by the sounds of nature........and I can hear the young children next door playing with their father.... I think of my two dear grandchildren. Anyway the garden and its gifts today. Above Gunnera Manicata, I sat underneath it to take this photograph, it is huge now and a wonderful shelter for toads and frogs, when the weather is too hot.
This bee was having a wonderful time in this rose.......he kept revisiting again and again.
Two young sparrows looking for Mum or Dad. They were so still........I found feathers and little bones beneath the hawthorn hedge today.....I think the Magpie is up to his tricks and taken a young blue tit, judging by the colours of the feathers.
A robin looks down at me......I leave him food in the shed, this gives him a chance to have a quick snack on his own without any aggravation. The larger birds tend to dominate the feeders.
Little wren, he sang so sweetly....not a good photograph....they just won't stay long enough to get a good snap.

Beautiful bee......aiming for the trumpet of a foxglove.
The arums are increasing in size and their beautiful blooms look stunning, especially when the light begins to fade.
I have lots of this little wild flower in the meadow this year......vetch, I like it, sweet. Hey I didn't know that was there, can you see the ant on the stem. Gosh that was a bit of luck, adds to the picture.
Lots of colourful blooms.......I love nasturtium flowers in salads........
Borage.....so pretty.....I put them in ice trays and freeze, then I add them to summer drinks.

The white daisy is a classic....it's simplicity is what I like.
Astilbe, frothy little blooms. They do well here due to the damp soil.
Pure white foxglove against a blue sky.........heaven.
The canterbury bells are out...they opened fully today.
And lastly jerusalem cross. I have dozens of these scattered around the garden, they reseed like mad but at least fill lots of spaces. The sun has nearly set....the fragrance of honeysuckle, roses, and wild flowers fill the air. This is what gardening is really about, enjoying our little bit of paradise. The size does not matter, be it large or small, its our sanctuary, somewhere special to us. So my gardening friends, may your burdens be light and your joys many......cherish your space.