Back from the sunshine. Had a wonderfully leisurely cop of coffee in warm sun, watching a celandine open. A surprisingly quick process. Funny that some flowers(primroses) basically stay open, where celandines actually only open when direct sun hits them: on a cloudy days the ones in our garden dont open at all. You'ld think they'd be missing out on insect visits by not bothering to open up, I thinks it's pretty idle.
   Some evil creature bites of the buds of celandines, particularly those on the most exposed sunny bank. Dont know if its birds, squirrels, or insects, I haven't caught a culprit in the act.