bastard balm

a little local rarity that is just coming into flower. It is extremely attractive to bees, those few that is that can swim while flying.

wishful thinking

maybe the sun will come out

campion

and campion for comparison

herb robert

every year when herb robert appears it starts raining. I put it down to all this talk of drought by Londoners. The weather looks set for rain for about six weeks. The alternative explanation is that we talked about getting the barbecue out.
Herb Robert is a type of geranium with hairy fiery red stems and leaves that turn red in autumn. Robert from ruber (?rubra) for red, also know as stinking bob for its strong smell.

on clouds

This was the hand of God, coming to touch the land, not today, but appearing soon in a screen saver of all the best pictures, only available on CD for a very reasonable price at the Church Fete, Stoke Climsland on June3, come along and see the sights.

see http://www.stokeclimslandvillage.org.uk/ for more info (web master ...the Rationalist).

all beef

now this lot are serious muck spreaders.