Living in a Haze of Blue

 It is iris time again and just now everything is shades of blue. Believe it or not we currently have a period of prolonged heavy showers and growth everywhere in the garden is incredibly luxuriant, and covering the weeds! Of course it means the Under Gardener is on his mower every other day but fortunately it is a job he can do with his injuries.

 These little nepeta (cat mint) are called "cat's pyjamas", the name fascinates me.

  

I have not shown you a photo of our dry river bed for years (because it is normally covered in weeds)

 but just at present it is looking good.