There's been lots of sunny weather, but it's also been quite windy. I do love verbena bonariensis when it sways in the breeze, though. Goodness, but it seeds itself around, and it's hard to throw away healthy seedlings.
This perennial sweet pea also seeds itself, and one of its seedlings grew into this differently-coloured version, which I've never seen anywhere else, and like a lot.
Otherwise, lilies, phlox and the thuglike but pretty Japanese anemones bloom enthusiastically on.
Littlest Granddaughter at Kings Cross Station in London, on her way to see us (not alone!).
This is a very visitory time of year for us. Littlest Granddaughter's guinea pigs have been with us for a few weeks now while their owners were in France. Nephew, a musician, is staying while he appears in the Fringe Festival during August. Daughter 2 and Littlest Granddaughter are here for help with childminding while Daughter 2 works; Son-in-Law 2 also appears in the Fringe for most of the month.
Son, Small Grandson and Medium Granddaughter came for a couple of days. They liked the guinea pigs. Medium is 9 today.
Then our nephew's fiancee arrives on Saturday and my brother and his wife next Thursday. So it's really lovely, but maybe a trifle chaotic. But what's a bit of chaos, in a family house? I feel very lucky to have them all around.
That sounds delightful; they're not all staying with you though? I loved the beautiful bedroom where I spent my visit and you probably have a couple bedrooms upstairs? I don't think I ever went upstairs, how weird! Some of my flowers are still thriving while others are getting tired. I probably needed to fertilize?
ReplyDeleteIt's so lovely to see family, especially in numbers. It's a long time since all of ours got together.
ReplyDelete