A DAY OF SUNSHINE AND SHOWERS

Today's weather was just what was stated , wet and windy with some sun!.
I love the wind and even when it's wet with it, it makes the air seem fresh and new, just like those mornings when you are on holiday and you go to the door and open it to greet the new day.

This made me wish so much that I was now on holiday and had nothing better to do that explore new places and sit and watch the world go by.

I have felt quite down today, due to things I have heard that are unfair and miss told but I will not air my feeling here, I have more backbone and sense of worth than that.

So after all the rain ,along came the wind! Making it much to dicey to try standing a Sasha, Gregor or bear out in the open and not really feeling the energy for a story I instead enjoyed spending time in the garden.

I cannot remember when this year I have just sat on one of the covered benches in the flower garden and just enjoyed being.

The wind was gusting and even on one or two occasions making the bench move ever so slightly! I had been joined in my peaceful contemplation by Milo our twelve year old black cat. I say black but in the sun his fur looked red and he is starting to get one or two white hairs!!

Milo decided to guard the secateurs to stop me leaving due to the amount of stroking and chin scratching I was required for!!

After a while Paul came into the flower garden having finished taking some cuttings of all our different coloured Hydrangea's. It was a case of one man and his dog with Hamish watching him adoringly while he set about cutting some of the Jasmine and Noisette Rose back.

Hamish came over to the bench and looked up so I tried to get a good photo of his face, but despite me calling him, he refused to look at me properly in case Paul suddenly disappeared !

Milo watched Hamish totally unimpressed with my ability to have Hamish look up!

This is all he would give me! a side view !

In the centre of the Flower garden is a beautiful Blue Agapantus .

Finally manage to catch a view of Hamish even if from a distance, while taking a photo of how tall this Agapantus is.

finally manage to get a good shot of this gorgeous plant.

Having a garden to sit in and enjoy is such a privilege and I do feel for people who do not have this available to them, but just sitting out somewhere in the fresh air on a gusty day can be so uplifting and push away those dark thoughts and blue feelings.
But I am so looking forward to my holiday in September and cannot wait for it to arrive because to me , the wind blowing in off the sea is just something wonderful.



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