Well, that's it... all the annuals planted, and most are picking up after a day in the sun and a long water Friday night.

The path is cleared and swept, the pots are filled with flowers, my pyrocantha is a sea of blossom; the roses are tighly wrapped buds like pink lips, waiting to kiss the sun; the arums are unfurled and glow in the twilight like they were lit from inside; talking of which, my two new lights are perfect. Just ordinary deck lights, solar powered, one in the circle under the trees and one on the table... they shine quite brightly in the evenings, and create the most amazing shadows and glowing pools like ice... very pretty.

All I need do now is keep watering the thing, evict the odd snail that gets too cheeky and watch it all burst into bloom in a couple of weeks. Can't wait!

LTS