Early this sultry morning, before setting off to meet her sisters for lunch, Jackie carried out necessary garden irrigation which I continued after enjoying the lunch she had left prepared for me. After giving pots a fresh-water- and myself a sudorific-drenching I proceeded to a little dead heading that I had failed to ignore.
Aaron, working at Mistletoe Cottage, dropped in for a chat.
Later, my clammy shirt now cold, like James Joyce’s wet bed sheet (“When you wet the bed first it is warm then it gets cold.” – ‘A Portrait of The Artist as a Young Man” ),
I wandered around with my camera.
The random photographic results are all labelled in the gallery that can be accessed by clicking on any image each of which may be enlarged in the usual manner.
This evening we completed the watering and I cut off a few more heads before dining on spicy pepperoni pizza and plentiful fresh salad with which Jackie drank Hoegaarden and I drank more of the Carles.
Beautiful images, Derrick. (Where’s Nugget and/or Nugget Jr.?)
Those photos look magical! Do you have magnolias as well?
Just one magnolia – Vulcan. Thanks very much, Introverted.
I am always amazed by your beautiful garden each day, Derrick! Be well, both of you! 😊🇬🇧
Thank you so much, John. You, too.
I second that. Derrick and Jackie, i love the garden, its inspiring. 🌺
Thanks very much from us both, Kavitha.
Every year this garden looks better.
Thanks a lot, GP.
Stunning!!
Thanks very much, Pauline.
So beautiful! Great title, Derrick. 🙂
I have thoroughly enjoyed a tour of your fabulous garden in all its flourishing glory, Derrick. The quote reminded me how surprised I was to understand Joyce’s meaning when I first read it in English. The Russian translation was not adequate to the idiom, which made me wonder what else I have missed in world literature throughout the years.
Translation is such a mixed bag, Dolly – as you would know. Thanks very much.
My pleasure, Derrick.
Your garden grows more stunning as each day passes.
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Thanks very much, Melanie X
I knew you would make up for no pictures yesterday with a plethora of beautiful images today – and you did not disappoint!! I am so impressed. Wow!! Each image is more beautiful than the one before… each is worthy of a magazine presentation. Have you considered writing an article for “House and Garden” and submitting some of your favorite images? You should!
Thanks very much, Jan. I’m not sure I’m that good 🙂
Oh, but you are!!!
🙂
Watering and dead heading, such is the lot of a successful gardener.
🙂 Thanks a lot, Sheree.
Beautiful. And supper sounds wonderful
Thanks very much, Mrs W.
Your welcome.
Oh! your title ignited all kinds of images in my head. I couldn’t wait to hear you explain it.
And I’m glad your wet/clammy shirt was not because of menopause! 😉 HA! Just teasin’ you! 😀
Please continue to be careful in the hot humid weather.
Speaking of wet beds…I visited a museum that showed photos and told stories of pioneers (in the late 1800’s-early 1900’s) dipping bed linens in water to cover themselves with…they slept outdoors on hot nights. Inside the houses the temperature was hotter than outside the houses.
So glad Jackie got to spend some time with her sisters! 🙂
Love the individual flower photos you show and, also, love seeing the garden photos…your garden is full, lush, vibrant, bursting with colour and life! 🙂
HUGS!!! 🙂
Thank you so much, Carolyn. That story of the pioneers is fascinating. X
Stunning photos–and a bonus chuckle.😏
🙂 That’s good, Merril. Thanks very much.
Your garden is looking particuarly lovely today!
Thank you very much, Liz.
You’re welcome, Derrick.
I am not often sorry for people who have warmer summer weather than us (almost everyone else in the world) but it does seem that it is unpleasantly hot down south at the moment. You have my sympathy.
Wow. Thanks a lot, Tootlepedal.
another delightful tour of your beautiful garden! thank you! 🙂
And thank you very much, Lola
Your garden photos make me take deep breaths. So soothing and beautiful.
I’m pleased, Sue. Many thanks.
That garden is a wonder!
Thanks very much, Laurie.
Perspiration does work for cooling us off, if we can stand being drenched. Your photos have a soft luster which I find comfortable and easy on the eye.
I’m pleased, joAnna. Thank you very much.
The allusion to James Joyce’s bed is amusing. The photos with their caption bespeak of an enchanted garden.
Thank you so much, Uma. I’m pleased you liked the allusion.
I am continually amazed that the garden I saw in the first week in February has bloomed so magnificently. I knew it had potential but never so much.
It still amazes me as well, John. Thanks very much.
I was hoping that was going to turn out to be a wet flower bed, but nope… my first thought was right.
🙂 Then my title worked. Thanks very much, Judy.
It did, indeed.
That first shot is especially wonderful, Derrick. I can’t believe how your garden looks like a different garden every time you photograph it!
Thank you so much, Judy.
The garden really is stunning. Sounds like you had another sweltering hot day. At the moment the temperature up here is just about right for me.
We are in the high 30s. Thanks very much, Sue.
You totally dragged me in with the title of this post. You are naughty, but we like you. 🙂 (What was the show with that line?)
So pleased, Yvonne. Thanks very much.
Were you not invited for lunch? Had you not finished your chores?
When those three meet coven rules apply. Thanks a lot, Andrew
Careful Derrick, talk of covens often leads to reprisals. The garden looks wonderful, you have added a word to my vocabulary (sudorific) and reminded me of Mandy in the Dick Emery Show – catchphrase “Ooo you are awful…”
🙂 Thanks a lot, Quercus.
Beautiful garden views, Derrick! I’ve been having some trouble getting your posts to show up in my daily emails. I’m not sure why I would randomly stop getting them and curious if you did anything to your blog settings recently? I tried following you again, but it hasn’t seemed to make a difference. Perhaps it’s a technical glitch that will correct itself.
I hope it is just a WP glitch, Julie. I haven’t knowingly changed my settings. Thanks very much
Lovely, as always.
Thanks very much, Leslie.
Such amazing garden views.
Thanks very much, Rupali.
These are very beautiful photos, Derrick and Jackie. A pleasant way to start my day! You two work so hard to create all this paradise!
Thank you so much from us both, Lavinia
nature 😍
Thanks very much, Jimmy
Is all worth it, even a good sweat 💦 😉🌸
Indeed, Ribana. Thank you very much.