Here comes the sun

Now that’s the sort of forecast I like to see.

I thought as we have a few days of full sun, I would pick a few of the peonies and bring them into the cool of the house to hopefully extend their life a bit. I also picked a few wild flowers from the garden for a very natural looking bouquet. The space I have in the laundry room is a delight to use for flowers, as it’s much cooler and I have my clippers and all I need at hand.

We then decided it was the perfect day to clear the river of weed. This is the river Artaut, which flows just outside our house. We have a responsibility to clear the weed from our bit. If we then just leave it on the side of the road outside, Richard our commune gardener will then clear it away.

I normally leave this job to Brian as he will often have some very ‘willing’ helpers to support him in this task, but this year I felt I had no excuse and needed to get in and help him out. The coolness of the crystal clear water was actually very refreshing on such a bright day, although I do think one of my wellies had sprung a leak!