1 I don’t mind the rain at all! I love raindrops on flowers and the serendipity of reflections that turn up.
Raindrops on flowers
2 Our lovely neighbour gave us some just-dug new potatoes and I cooked them with mint. Today I used the very pretty Variegated Mint from our herb garden.
Variegated Mint
3 Having my brother here is making me very happy.
Make someone happy
1 On our way home the other day, we did some shopping. My favourite shopping is for kitchen gadgets (or for yarn or fabric!) I love the design of this garlic crusher which works by being rocked over the garlic clove. It is simply beautiful to look at – I don’t yet know how good it is at the job! I’ll let you know.
Garlic crusher
2 In the same shop, I found the perfect present for a very good friend whose birthday was yesterday and to whose birthday meal we are going this evening. Hugs are just what she needs right now.
Beautiful present for a friend
3 We have lots of Spring flowers here in Cornwall already but we are not through the wild, wet season just yet. There are flood warnings for the whole of the Cornish coastline tonight and tomorrow as big winds and big tides coincide yet again and I hope everyone keeps safe. I do like catching raindrops on the flowers in the breaks between downfalls.
Raindrops on daffodil leaves. Zoom in on this one and look at the reflections in the biggest raindrop.
Daffodil opening in the rain
Daffodil with Rosemary
1 There is a garden near us that always has a lovely display of Hellebores at this time of year but it is hard getting underneath them to get a photo! I must find somewhere high up to plant some for myself – the purple, white and green would be perfect for my Suffragette garden. Click on any photo and zoom in for the detail.
Hellebore
2 Our crocuses are having a hard time – no sooner are they up then along comes another storm and beats them down.
Crocus
3 The leaves on next-door’s Clematis are getting blown off too but I love how the raindrops collect and act as mini magnifying glasses on the veins on the back of the leaf.
Mini magnifying glasses
1 There was just one swan on The Penryn River this morning. If you look closely, you can see the webbed feet working well.
Lone swan on The Penryn River
2 On our drive this morning, lay this leaf, full of raindrops and when I looked really closely, I could see the leaf’s veins all magnified by the raindrops! Beautiful!
Raindrops as magnifiers
3 We were given a very special little bouquet when we visited L&T several weeks ago and I have been reluctant to put the dying flowers on the compost as I love the faded beauty of the roses in particular. They still grace the kitchen and I love them.
Faded beauty in this bouquet
I’ve put the photos in a gallery format as well as that allows you to click and get a proper enlargement to see the magic of the rain-drops’ effect.
1 Finishing the little hoodie for T spurred me on to finish the one for her older brother. It’s been a wet and grey day so I curled up with my sewing up of the blue hoodie and am really rather pleased with the finished article! I’ll post them off tomorrow and hope to be sent photos of the Grandbabies in their new hoodies.
2. It rained relentlessly today but that means there were beautiful raindrops on the flowers. The pink Japanese Anenomes look so delicate and almost translucent with little jewels in them.
3. I am delighted that we have arranged to meet M, our eldest daughter, for lunch on Friday when we are in Exeter.
1 The rain made lovely lines of drops along the ladders that go to the back wall for painting when the rain has stopped and shiny lines of drops on the Crocosmia leaves. I didn’t see the very delicate spider until I saw my photograph.
2 Mr S spotted this beautiful little soap bubble floating around the kitchen. We followed it for almost a minute!
3 Choc Chip Uru of http://gobakeyourself.wordpress.com/ commented that yesterday’s fabric (which I had to return to the shop to buy today – it was calling to me!) reminded her of India. That reminded me of some beautiful paintings we saw in an exhibition some years ago. The exhibition was called Twin Perspectives and the artists are twin sisters. There’s a glorious mix of cultures in the pictures. You’ll have to click on the photos to see the detail.
1 Heavy rain all night and I went out first thing to take these gorgeous photos of raindrops. Click to enlarge.
Raindrops on a poppy bud about to open
Raindrops on a poppy
Fallen sepal with raindrops. This is my favourite today.
2 Today, Lucy and I used our Christmas present vouchers from KJ to have a massage each at St Michael’s Spa in Falmouth – beautiful smells and a great sense of relaxation.
St Michael’s Spa, Falmouth
3 While I was out, Mr S put the baby gates, the fireguard and the buggy back in the attic but he left the toys and the wet-suit that stay here on the stairs for me to see as I came in. Beautiful!
Toys and a wet-suit waiting to go upstairs until the next visit
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