Neither seduced by the sultry heat that had by early afternoon almost dried the patio after much overnight and morning rain, nor the sunshine that for a short period bathed the garden, we spent some time laying down the usual plants and artefacts likely to suffer from the further storm forecast to rage from this evening onwards.
Jackie has this time pinned down the feet of her most vulnerable owl.
I also photographed flowers before the gloom descended.
Thereafter I took a large bite out of “Doctor Zhivago”.
This evening we all enjoyed succulent pork chops; crisp roast potatoes, the softer centred being sweet; crunchy carrots, and firm broccoli, with which Jackie drank more Sauvignon Blanc and I drank more of the Graves.
Oh, gosh! Another bad storm coming your way. Fingers and toes crossed that your garden remains unscathed.
The storm mist have missed us, Laurie. Thanks very much
Good!
Ditto and wise move to effect preventative measures
Thank you both very much. It missed us
That was very fortunate
I haven’t had succulent pork chops in a while. They always turn out dry for me.
I love that owl!
Thanks very much, GP
I hope Jackie’s owl survived.
We didn’t catch it, Pat. Thanks very much
Your raindrops on the geranium petals is lovely. Good luck with the storm.
I hope your Dr. Zhivago snack didn’t spoil your appetite for dinner. 😉
Thanks very much, Merril 🙂 The storm seems to have missed us.
Good news!
That’s a good idea, Jackie! The storms keep breaking your stuff up which is a bummer. Beautiful photos, Derrick! ????????????
Thanks very much from us both, John
You’re welcome. ☺️
I absolutely love that owl! I hope the storm ended up being all bluster and no blow…
It looks as if it has passed us by, Dale. Thank you very much
Wonderful!
Smart idea for Jackie to anchor that owl! Of the flowers, I particularly like the bowed head of Winchester Cathedral.
Thanks very much, Liz. It seemed to fit the raindrops
You’re welcome, Derrick.
And I discovered another spelling difference between British and American English. We’re all about ‘artifacts’ over here. That said, I hope all of yours survive the next blow.
Interesting, Linda. We haven’t had the next blow yet.
What a miserable summer. We are promised sunshine but all we get are grey clouds. BUT I think the weather in the south west is far worse. At least we’ve avoided the gales… so far!
Thanks very much, Sue
You have not had to look far to find bad weather this summer. We haven’t had much good weather but we have been spared the bad weather.
Thanks very much, Tootlepedal
I’m glad Jackie has secured the owl. I hope the gorgeous blooms survive the storm.
No more storm yet. Just very gloomy. Thanks very much, Jill
We have a strong wind here Derrick, but the day will be fine, reaching 17′ C … so I am going to the football game this afternoon … well done Jackie with owl …
Thanks very much from each of us, Ivor
You’re welcome guys ????????
It amazes me how many different kinds of beautiful flowers can live in your one lovely garden! like that owl and how Jackie pinned it down. Good idea.
Thanks very much, JoAnna
Another storm, eh? Sigh. I’m glad the owl has been secured for the onslaught that’s a clever idea, Jackie. I’ll check back tomorrow, but meanwhile, fingers crossed.
Thanks very much, Alys. Still gloomy, but no storm
Small gifts.
Yep
The flowers are beautiful, Derrick and Jackie, even after the rain. I am glad Jackie pinned the owl down for protection from the storms.
Please send any unwanted rain our way. 🙂
Thanks very much from us both, Lavinia
Very impressive. Love the Owl.
Thank you very much, Zakiah
I’m sure that the phrase “he’s nailed to the perch” has occurred in Monty Python, possibly even in the legendary story of the Norwegian Blue.
Ah. Thanks very much, John
So glad the owl is anchored…I hope he never flies away from his beautiful flower-y garden home!
(((HUGS))) 🙂 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 🙂
Thanks very much, Carolyn
You appear to be experiencing severe weather more often … none of us can be sure of weather patterns anymore.
Quite so, Anne. Thank you very much
UK weather is so strange. Sunshine in the east but strong winds.
Thanks a lot, Andrew. We didn’t catch the next one
I’m glad you’ve done what you can to preserve your precious garden in the face of the predicted storm. I pray your flowers and artifacts survive the onslaught!
Thank you very much, Jan. Although the gloom continued, we didn’t get the storm
love pork chops!! sorry to hear another storm coming. take care!
Thanks very much, Wilma. The storm missed us
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Lovely flower pictures. It’s a good idea to take photos before a storm which tends to destroy the blossoms.
Thank you very much, Robbie
I’m glad, Jackie anchored the owl. From reading the comments, it seems the storm passed you by and that is good news.
Yes, it did, Eugi. Thanks very much
You’re welcome, Derrick.
Have you had the storm Derrick? We are not too far from you in Newbury, but I didn’t see a storm on our Weather Forecast….
We didn’t get it, Kim. Thanks very much
I hope the storm was not too hard on you!
It left us alone, Dwight. Thanks very much
Oh, good!
I just got to this post. did the storm come?
No. Thanks very much, Dolly
Happy to hear that. You are very welcome, Derrick.
Hard work but absolutely gorgeous photos!
Thank you so much, Ribana