Centaurea Montana, Perennial Cornflower
White Clematis Montana
Wooden Heart, Granny’s Bonnets and A Surprise
I’ve been trying to catch a shot of the heart shape on a fallen tree ever since Storm Goretti and today, as we drove past, I just about managed it, albeit a bit fuzzy.
My Suffragette Garden has purple and white Granny’s Bonnets beginning to flower.
In February, when the Tête à Tête were flowering, we found a small bag of bulbs we had missed in the October planting. We popped them in a pot anyway and now, in May, they are blooming.
And today we fondly remember Ti on her birthday.
Burncoose Gardens
Lovely short walk in the gardens today after buying a new Clematis Montana with our daughter. The bluebells and rhododendrons are magnificent.
Squirrel, Blue Tit and Earrings
Our squirrel visitor is enjoying the fat balls we have put out for the little birds. Here, it just posed for the photo!
We hope the Blue Tits will make our box their home but they don’t seem to have decided properly yet.
I bought some lovely colourful new earrings at the market yesterday, made by a local maker, Chilli-G by the sea.
Maypole, Cake and Rocket
Today’s Redruth Market was lots of fun with the maypole dancing in the Buttermarket being done expertly.
Beginning the maypole dance
All plaited up
Undoing the ribbons
Coffee cake for the cake stall. Thanks to C for the photo.
Flowering Rocket in the Incredible Edibles trough in Fore Street
Muguet, Happiness Calendar and Garden Birds
May 1st is La Fête du Muguet in France and our dear friend Kath, to whom this blog is dedicated, always gave me a bunch of Lily-of-the-Valley or, if they were away in their house in Meysaac, a card would arrive on the day. The flowers symbolise happiness and good luck and I grow them in the garden in memory of my lovely friend.
Here is the Meaningful May calendar of happiness.
It’s a lovely time of year for bird song. Here is what we heard in a 10 minute recording. 
Happy Beltane to you all.
