Poppy appears

And now for something completely different...

I was quite sure that I had planted, last year, a poppy called Patty's Plum. It's a very pretty lilac colour.

However, this is what appeared yesterday!

She is very pretty, and I like to have lots of pink in my garden, so she is welcome.

The garden is so dry, day by day the sun shines and there is no sign of rain. Each night I potter around with a watering can and treat my seedlings to a drink.

That's the time when the scents seem to intensify, and there is a wash of rose perfume through the garden.

I love this time of year.