Before lunch I posted https://derrickjknight.com/2022/08/17/a-knights-tale-149-farewell-to-sigoules/
Afterwards Jackie and Dillon transported many of our bags of garden refuse to the recycling centre, just avoiding the heavy shower that descended and
refreshed the garden plants which I later photographed as a weak sun attempted to pierce the cloud cover.
Elizabeth visited bringing some garments for Flo. After a lengthy conversation between all five of us Jackie and my sister collected Mr. Pink’s fish and chips which we ate with pickled onions and cucumbers. Jackie drank Hoegaarden, Elizabeth, Barossa Valley Shiraz, Flo and Dillon, Ribena, and I, La Virile Ferme white wine 2021.
Great title!
YAY for garden helpers! YAY for rain! Yay for busy buzzy bee! ?
The plants and flowers and trees appreciate all of it and are smiling! 🙂
Good to see the raindrops on the petals. 🙂
YAY for family, food, conversation, joy, and memories made! 🙂
(((HUGS)))
PS…you know I love seeing the owls! ?
PPS…The people who think the sunshine is what brings the joy have never danced in the rain!
Thank you so much, Carolyn X
Ah, lovely to see the rain-bejeweled roses.
Thank you very much, Liz
You’re welcome, Derrick,
The garden looks like heavens . The photographer is talented .
In friendship
Michel
Thank you very much, friend Michel
Quite delightful! Thank you.
Much appreciated, Joy
Some lovely pictures here, especially the one with a weak sun and the last one with a wasp apparently about to turn right.
A very happy looking garden Derrick
Thanks very much, Ivor
Lovely pictures, a refreshing shower ?
Thanks very much, Pat
Hit send too soon. A welcome break for t culinary queen.
Indeed. Thanks again
The flowers look especially beautiful against the dark sky.
Thanks very much, Merril. It gave diffused light which makes the colours easier
Yes, I like the way that looks.
Time spent taking the garden pictures was time well spent.
Thanks very much, Tootlepedal
Another beautiful post of your phenomenal garden, {{{Derrick}}} – I am especially fond of the fuchsias. We used to have them in our yard when we lived in San Mateo (in the San Francisco Bay area). Can’t grow them here in Montana. Yours are so beautiful!!
Thank you so much, Jan
Now that is a wonderful garden. A garden to be enjoyed.
Thanks very much, Gary. Mad dog would love it 🙂
Gorgeous!
The roses are especially beautiful. I love the owl suncatcher.
Thanks very much, JoAnna
So beautiful & you got rain!
Thank you very much, Cindy
So refreshing to see rain drops clinging to the blooms and leaves! A wonderful gallery Derrick. A great share.
Thank you so much, Jan
So beautiful. I saw a garden the other night on an old Midsomer Murders and thought how much I would love an English garden like yours and Jackie’s. Ours is nice, but it’s not the same because of the desert climate. The delicate beauties love the rain and mist.
Thank you very much, Luanne. We are hoping we won’t continue to get summers so hot
Yes, I’ve heard about your horrific heat. As hot as it is here in some cases, but undoubtedly more humid (for the most part) and without the infrastructure in place to handle it.
The infrastructure is a good point
Yes, our air conditioning went out the other day, and I got a taste of it!
Glorious rain – and beautiful shots of the garden!
Thanks very much, Anne
Your flowers look great and I’m so glad you got rain.
Thank you very much, Robbie
More rain? How lovely for the garden. You chose well with the pelargoniums for your header image.
On the Reader – When using VISIT to view your site I was unable to click LIKE and was expected to go through the long-winded logging-in process again just like the other sites we’ve had problems with! So I came out of it and clicked the sample text extract on the Reader instead of Visit, I was able to comment and click LIKE.
What a palaver. I’ll try that system of by-passing Visit. What annoys me almost as much is that when I have put in all my details for the umpteenth time I then have to type my password again. It really requires a lot of effort to comment. I appreciate it, Sue.
Just testing Derrick
You have passed 🙂
Just me again, still testing.
Yep X
I just spent two and a half hours with a WordPress happiness engineer! s/he was very helpful but my head is throbbing, I need a lie-down! I will attempt the solutions to the login problems and will let you know.
If your head is throbbing, what chance would I have? Thanks a lot, Sue
The garden is back to its glorious self and your home is filled with family and friends – what could be better?
Thanks very much, GP
Yay for the rain! It rained here, too, a nice steady gentle rain. Wonderful!
Thanks very much, Laurie. Good for you, too
So very beautiful Derrick
Thank you very much, Miriam
Lovely flowers. We hope for rain here in New York soon.
Good luck, Sherry. Thanks a lot
A little rain makes such a difference, doesn’t it? We had some showers last night, and the air this morning was just wonderful – cool and fresh.
Thanks very much, Anna
I am glad you got some rain to freshen things up. The flowers look beautiful!
It was 90 degrees, hot and hazy here yesterday, with an overcast night. It only cooled down to 64 degrees by morning. There is a chance of rain here this morning, though I suspect it will rain east of us up in the mountains.
Thanks very much, Lavinia. Good luck
Ah, rain at last, and your garden is displaying its appreciation.
Thanks very much, Eugi
Most welcome, Derrick.
Derrick, I’ve just watched some footage of flooding in southern England. You can’t seem to catch a break this summer. I hope you’ve avoided the flash flooding. My heart goes out to you.
Thank you so much, Alys. We are cooling down and our area is not one of the flooded ones.
I’m relieved to hear you’re ok.
I am sure your garden appreciated the rain, especially your glorious roses.
Thanks very much, Dolly
My pleasure, Derrick.
Have I already mentioned how much I like pickled onions? Now you have me wanted to go out to one of our nearby restaurants that serves them with a shrimp bowl!
🙂 Thanks very much, Barbara
Beautiful, Derrick! I considered fish & chips for supper but ended up going with sausage and pierogies. Now I want fish. ?
Thanks very much, AnneMarie 🙂
Gorgeous. The flowers are blooming beautiful.
Tomorrow I plan to be in the front garden. The back garden is unacceptable by wheelchair. An obstetrical we plan to correct in the next few days.
Thank you so much, Chrissy. Keep mending
The flowers are so beautiful with raindrops sparkling on their petals.We had a refreshing rain this morning too.
Thanks very much, Nicki
Those are exceptionally refreshing flower photos. The title has had a bearing on this reader-cum-watcher too!
I’m pleased, Uma. Thank you very much
We are rarely completely happy with the “weather” and it’s a topic that goes into many conversations when we dearly don’t want to talk about said topic!
Quite so, Catherine. Thank you very much
Stunning! The garden really looks refreshed ???
Thank you so much, Ribana
I would love to see your garden ! looks so inviting!
Thanks very much, Aletta