Jackie swept liberally scattered beech nuts from the Rose Garden this morning.
Scoobie kept her company. On the Back Drive he found a fossilised rat which I opted not to photograph.
We have a liberal supply of petunias,
begonias,
and Japanese anemones.
Bees busied themselves gathering pollen, ignoring the fact that some plants remained dog-eared;
and competing for occupation of others.
Some clematises,
fuchsias,
cosmoses, and sweet peas remain in bloom.
Rose Doris Tysteman thrives in the Back Drive border.
Rosa Glauca hips hang over the colourful patio beds.
The hibiscus beside the Brick Path is really flourishing this year.
This afternoon the four of us visited the Beachcomber Café at Barton on Sea.
Gulls hung on the thermals overhead;
crows on the clifftop blinked and pecked at tissues which were eventually shredded;
children wandered;
and a fisherman angled on a breakwater
in view of the Isle of Wight and Christchurch Bay.
This was a day for ice creams.
We had become a little concerned on noticing an elderly woman alone in a wheelchair. After some time a younger woman made her way across the garden with two ice creams. She presented one to the person we then assumed to be her mother, and they sat and enjoyed them together.
After we returned home Ian and I listened to the BBC sport broadcast of the Ashes Test match first day; and watched the second half of the highlights after dinner.
Our dinner consisted of thick pork chops with mustard, brown sugar, and toasted almonds; creamy mashed potato; crisp carrots and broccoli; tender runner beans; and roasted peppers, onions and mushrooms. I drank more of the Garnacha Syrah while the others drank Wairu Cove Sauvignon Blanc 2017.
The garden still looks fabulous and it did indeed look like a day for ice cream.
Many thanks, Sheree
Your garden looks stunning!
Thanks very much, Liz. Certainly sufficient colour to explore
You had a lovely blue sky day! I have a blue sky here too this morning 🙂
Long may it continue, Pauline. Thanks very much
I wish we’d had an ice cream day. It rained for most of it, no surprise there then!
I love to cook my pork chops in the same way using French mustard sprinkled with brown sugar, but I leave off the almonds.
Your garden is looking as lovely as always.
Thank you very much, Sue. Sorry about your rain – especially what it did to the cricket
We have a lovely warm one today
What a lovely day those flowers are beautiful
Thanks very much, More
Sure thing
Your garden flowers are glorious Derrick. No matter what the weather, I do love an ice-cream….
Don’t we all, Ivor? Many thanks
Ah sunshine, I remember that. A floral feast today which gladdened my heart.
Thanks very much, Tootlepedal. Sorry about your rain
Good to see Scooby, it’s been a while. The garden looks lovely and the hibiscus is gorgeous!
Thanks very much, Jill. Jackie thinks the hibiscus must have heard her say that if it didn’t flower well this year it was coming out
🙂
Beautiful. Would you please tell Jackie that she is beautiful, as well. I always think how lovely she looks, but I don’t think I’ve ever told her.
“Goodness” she says, Leslie. Thanks very much
I wonder if you have the same little verse that many of us recite: “I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!” It looks as though everyone with a treat in hand was too busy licking to scream!
Oh Yeth we do, Linda. Thanks for reminding me
Ice cream? Did somebody say ice cream? The pictures of the two women sharing the experience of eating ice on a sunny summer day warmed the cockles of my heart. Much to love in the photos of your garden and the seagulls wheeling across the sky, one of the joys of my childhood visiting Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
Thank you very much, Liz. 🙂
🙂
A fossilized rat might be worth some money.
:). Thanks for the thought, Alien
Thank you — I think you have helped me identify some flowers which I featured in my last North Korea blog entry – Japanese anemones 🙂
And thank you, Albert
I love that you were concerned about the woman in the wheel chair, glad she was just enjoying the weather while her daughter got her a treat 😊 Thank you for the snapshot of the Japanese anemones I had never seen them before.
Thanks very much, msw. The anemones are great autumnal blooms – we have them in white, too.
I plan to research them and see if they grow in my region.
Have I met Scoobie before? Why are these friends so inquisitive of fossilised rodents? Those eagles soaring in the sky would surely love to have a go on ice creams if only it was offered to them.
Thanks very much, Uma. Scooby is Becky’s dog, and has appeared very rarely
Great people photos with the ice cream –
And of course the garden and flowers
And …. my fav from this post is he begonia – so pretty and fresh
Thanks very much, Yvette. The begonia has been tidied up after the storm
😊☀️🌺
I forgot to mention Scoobie after your last post – what a charming dog. He must be enjoying your garden!
Looks like a good weekend ahead. Enjoy your garden and days out
Thanks very much, Helen
Scoobie is a cutie! 🙂
Jackie is in her element and looks beautiful and happy! 🙂
I’ve always found Fuchsias to be enchanting!
YAY for ice cream! 🙂 What is YOUR fav ice cream, Derrick?!
I’ve been known to bundle up and eat some ice cream outside on a cold night! 😮
So nice of you to keep watch over that lady in the wheelchair. Glad someone was getting her some ice cream and then they enjoyed their time together!
HUGS!!! 🙂
Thank you very much, Carolyn. I am rather partial to New Forest ginger ice cream. X
Sounds yummy! 🙂
The latest update from Sarah on her Dad (LordBeariOfBow)…
Hi, Carolyn,
Thank you for your email. Dad appreciated it. He hasn’t had the energy to reply this past week. He has taken a turn. His heart is failing. He has not been well.
Mum, my brother Nathan and I are hoping they can make him comfortable and get him home. To his own bed, to coco and to his online friends in the coming week.
Thank you for your kind words and caring.
Dad says hi.
I will keep in touch
Cheers
Sarah
Thank you, Carolyn. You are performing an important role here X
You’re welcome!
I’m trying to reach everyone (all of his WP friends and commenters) personally.
But, I, also, put the update in the comment section of his latest post, so I hope those I might miss (or that I don’t know about) will find it.
I’m very sad about Brian and all that he is going through. 🙁
Indeed
Super shots of your garden once again Derrick – the white begonias are magnificent. Down here in Oz i have pink ones like yours still in flower from our Summer.
The gulls in flight and the gannets eating ice cream on the ground are also well taken! 😉
I was amazed by the apparent focus depth of field in the Bee on Cosmo’s photo – as far as i can tell it appears to ‘b’ about one Bee’s width? 🙂
Thanks a lot for your usual witty comments, Bob
Sounds like a wonderful day, Derrick. And I agree – this summer we’ve ALL been having the need for ice cream!!
Thanks very much, GP
So many beautiful photos, I can’t even choose a favorite.
But this is so funny-strange–yesterday, I was at my mom’s. We were sitting outside; she was in a wheelchair. She said she wanted an ice cream cone, and told me that they sold them in the store across the street. So, I left her in the wheelchair because she seemed OK, went across the street, and came back with two ice cream cones. Later, my daughters texted. One was visiting the other, and they went to a dairy farm that sold fresh ice cream. My mom said, “Tell them, it’s the day for ice cream.”
Wow – telepathy?
Maybe–on a slow speed over the ocean. 🙂
🙂
Those gardens still look lovely, and it made me smile to see the picture of Scooby. Also, striking picture of the children in the field.
Thanks very much, Laurie
Lovely images, Derrick
Thanks very much, Julie
Many thanks for the non-photographic-appearance of the deceased. 🙂 … I did however, get a flash of the Monty Python Dead Parrot sketch when you mentioned it. 😀
🙂 Thanks very much, Widders
Love your beautiful garden!! Thanks for sharing via your lens. 🙂
Thanks very much, Amy
Beautiful garden and I loved all your photos 😊
Thanks very much, Lakshmi
I adore the way Jackie takes care of her garden and you generously share beautiful pictures of pretty flowers with us.
Looks like you thoroughly enjoyed your ice-cream day. Clean blue sky and loved the way you noticed that old lady and her daughter and captured them in the frame .
Thank you very much, Dee. I appreciate your careful comments.
I agree with Deeksha, that it was so kind of you to worry about the woman using the wheelchair until someone showed up. All the better that the someone was carrying ice cream! Your garden is again gorgeous. No hint that it was ravaged by storm not all that long ago. So much effort is put into every bit of it, that is obvious.
Thank you very much, indeed, Crystal