A Little Bit of Cheerfulness

 What a wet weekend! I have been perfectly happy staying indoors and catching up on a few jobs. I was quite grateful not to have to walk Poppy on Saturday with Farmer Daughter taking her out first thing and one of her tenants doing the afternoon walk. This afternoon it actually stopped raining and Poppy and I managed a walk without any showers. The worst bit is dealing with the wet dog when we get back! Luckily she is as good as gold and will happily sit wrapped in her towels.

Anyway I digress. I thought with all this wet weather and continuing miserable news a few photos of my garden on more sunny days might just cheer us all up.

The early morning sun shining through one of the cosmos flowers. This year the sensation mix tall cosmos have been very slow to get going and have been all leaf and little flower. Finally when it is almost too late they are flowering!

The border outside our dining room window was looking rather ragged. The addition of some cosmos, rudbeckia annuals and the inherited dahlia have given some varied colour with the aster that was already there.

Rudbeckia and malope fill a bed we have recently cleared.

Then a few of our dahlias.

Finally to close the evening sun coming through the creeper on the railings.

Green

 Today I am joining Eileen at https://in-my-playroom.blogspot.com/ with her September challenge to take photos with  the theme green. These were all collected in September but I am a little delayed posting them.

This combine harvester was in a field near Trevone. It appears to have broken down and another combine has cut round it leaving a small patch under the front. I had to send this photo of it to my girls because it was still in the same position we had seen it in two weeks later when Farmer Husband and I walked by.

I had to include a John Deere tractor.

Farmer Daughter seems to think the greengage tree is a good place for her hose reel.

Oh! I realised when swapping my rechargeable batteries in my camera that they are.... GREEN

One of my daughters chose this cheese dish to keep from my mother in law. She then changed her mind and left in on my kitchen window sill. I decided it looked quite good there.

The National Trust logo.

Just outside my door.

The tomato said to the courgette.....

Lovely green leaves.

Then in the garden.

The veg garden 

There are plenty of greens to eat.

Succulents in the sun.

Raindrops on the leaves.

There is some green left in those agapanthus heads and I am still holding out on the secateurs!

Quince 

No apples left on the tree but the leaves are still green.

We bought Brother in Law a Ginko tree.

Green reflections.

A luscious green lawn.

Thanks Eileen for the challenge. Looking forward to the next.

The 2020 SPSH Final Link Up

Today I am joining Mary-Lou with the final link up for this year’s Summertime Photography Scavenger Hunt. Here is the full list although I have shown some of them before.

1. A favourite piece of jewellery.

This is something that I no longer wear. It is my belt buckle that I was given by my parents when I qualified as a nurse. We all wore them back then but with more modern uniforms they have gone out of vogue. It is a replica of one in the V & A museum. There is even a little bit of stem missing as in the original one.

2. Something with or in a knot.

Where there are horses there are hay nets. A firm knot is needed to stop them being pulled down.

3. Something with the colours of my country’s flag.

The combination of my great nephew and the go-kart make the right colours of red white and blue. It will look even better when the wash and brush is finished.

4. A toy you play with.

I spend a lot of time playing with Poppy and her ball. Does that count?

5. Something you have more than one of.

Our collection of cyclamen is slowly increasing.

6. Something in the shape of a triangle.

We visited Pencarrow House when we were in Cornwall. How many triangles can you see? Can you beat seven?

7. Something that displays a rule.

Two rules to follow on the beach.

8. A leaf longer than your hand.

9. Something that starts with the initial of your name.

P for purple.

10. Something smaller than a paperclip.

Each tiny seed capsule.

11. Something you need to throw away.

A very grotty dog lead.

12. Something that holds your favourite beverage.

My cup and saucer of choice for my afternoon tea.

13. A rubber band in use.

An essential in preserve making.

14. Something with wheels.

The trusty combine.

15. Something inherited.

The family dahlia that has been grown by three generations of my family.

16. Something with rough texture.

A hairy tree trunk.

17. Something naturally round.

One of our dahlias.

18. Something that can go in the water.

The lifeguard dingy is sat on most Cornish beaches ready to enter the sea if necessary.

19. A stone with some colour in it.

The wall outside my door is topped with stones with a tinge of the red ochre.

20. Something with the number 7.

After the trouble everyone had with my tractor tyre I have chosen something a bit more obvious. A dahlia label.

Alternative A. An animal statue.

Alternative B Heavier than my shoe.

Alternative C Something with 4 sides.

Phew! I think I have finally got there. Now I’m coming to visit you to see how you got on.