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The much needed rain fell overnight and persisted as drizzle this morning. This afternoon we could continue in the garden. My contribution was weeding and making photographs. Jackie did the more creative tidying and planting.
Raindrops were left on poppies, heucheras, foxgloves, blue clematis, spider’s web complete with trapped insect, geraniums, rose For Your Eyes Only, rhododendrons, and libertia.
Clematis Marie Boisselot, and lilies benefited from their wash.
Jackie, leaning on the stable door, was amused at my wandering around with the camera. I have often mentioned the stable door, so , just in case anyone is wondering, I feel bound to mention that we do not keep horses. There is no point when we can trot off in search of some any time we like. What we call the stable door is
this. And yes, we do know that, like much of the house, it needs some attention.
This evening we dined on fish, chips, pickled onions, and gherkins. Jackie drank Peroni and I drank more of the cabernet sauvignon.
What a smile Jackie has!! It lights up her whole face!
It does, too, GP. Thanks a lot
Beautiful Foxglove
Thank you, Maria. The first one.
A very productive garden you’ve got there.
Many thanks, Peggy. Too productive of prolific alliums 🙂
Great portrait photo of Jackie. 🙂 You have such gorgeous flowers ojut in your garden.J
Thanks very much, Sylvia
so when the paint and paintbrush appears is that when the horse and bolting becomes the apt aphorism?
I’ll let you know, Geoff. Thanks a lot 🙂
My Mummy! X
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Yes my daughter, X
You have captured some magical drops of rain Derrick ?
Thanks very much, Val
And a magical Jackie too ❣
Very many thanks, Val
These photos are beautiful, Derrick, but not quite as lovely as your bride. Her smiles lights up her face.
Yum! I love fish and chips!
Very many thanks, Jill
Of course if you had your evening meal by the door you could call it a stable diet. This is offered as an accompaniment to the wonderful photo of Jackie.
Very many thanks, Bruce. 🙂
Derrick, that is such a beautiful photo of Jackie. I was thinking of previous photos you took when you were both so much younger and you were given to those slightly moody 60’s shots of your so beautiful young wife. Now we see a woman who exudes warmth and relaxation and life experience and it is just lovely!! I am also very fond of stable doors. I had one on the converted barn I lived in in Kent. I always wanted to transfer the idea here, but the opportunity never arose. Yours is in the perfect condition for an old house, there’s nothing wrong with a slight touch of ‘shabby’ to go with the ‘chic’. 🙂
Very many thanks, Pauline, especially for remembering, and the full comments.
Good to see Jackie’s happy face and raindrops on your garden.
Many thanks Mary. You picked out the key elements
Beautiful flowers, “stable” door, and Jackie! What a smile she has!
That glistening spider web is exquisitely photographed. The Clematis Marie Boisselot is beautiful. (I copied the name from your text.) 🙂
Many thanks, Merril, for such a detailed comment.
Great photos. Garden is looking great, as is the Head Gardener! 🙂
Many thanks, Quercus
Your flowers are beautiful with the raindrops and the picture of Jackie is fabulous with her looking very amused. I’d lean in the stable door as well.
Many thanks, Lisa
Beautiful as ever and Jackie is radiant! The door? Beautiful just as it is.
Many thanks, Osyth.
Now that’s real Pommy tucker 😀
🙂 Thanks, Brian
Don’t do a thing to that door–it looks perfect as is! All the photos are lovely–I like the ones of your wife and the one of the spider’s web best!
Many thanks, Kerry. I think the door would agree 🙂
a beautiful happy smile and love the door just the way it is 🙂
Many thanks, Kim
What a beautiful smile from Jackie! Lovely flowers and door! 🙂
Many thanks, Amy
You guys have such a great relationship – Jackie’s eyes shine, they smile too! Wonderful to see Jackie, the happy flowers all cleaned from the rain and your perfect barn door!
Very many thanks, Mary
That stable door would go “viral” on a Thursday’s Doors post! It’s a lovely, worn brilliantly blue color! 🙂 xo
Jackie has an amazing contenance. Beautiful portrait, Derrick!
The raindrops on blossoms were simply enchanting! Sprinkles of fairy dust.
I agree that door is just fine it’s got that antique vibe :). Beautiful garden as always.
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I like the blue on the stable door.
Thanks very much, Timi
Wonderful photo of Jackie. And I concur with many of the above comments: The stable door is beautiful as is.
Thanks a lot, Laurie. It is good to have encouragement not to do something 🙂
I really do think it looks great just as it is.
Jakcie is lovely and the stable door is so cool! I love the raindrops on the flowers!
Thanks very much, Lynn
I love that door derrick!
A beautiful photo of Jackie, Derrick! I love the stable door. The plants and spider web bejeweled in raindrops are also lovely. A good rain certainly freshens things up in the garden.
Very many thanks, Lavinia
The rain-soaked flowers…always love to click them. Yesterday afternoon, it rained here and I just wondered how the raindrops changed the beauty of the leaves and flowers! They were looking so shiny and tidy…taking the bath.
Glad to see a smiling Jackie…she looks absolutely happy… 🙂
Very many thanks, Maniparna