Matters horticultural

These were growing behind the greenhouse, so he thought I ought to have them where I could see and appreciate them. I don't know if it is the variety, but they seem to be extremely strongly scented. I couldn't smell the leek he brought in, because of my cold, but these were fairly reaming out my sinuses!

I feel half ashamed to show this photo after a look at Yarnstorm's amaryllis pictures, but spare a thought for this one - it is good. Firstly because this is the second time it has flowered, and produced two flower heads. Secondly because it was a cheap and cheerful end-of-line clearance in the supermarket. Thirdly, because I made the discovery that when looked at in direct lighting, either sunlight or artificial, it looks as though it has been dusted with extremely fine glitter powder. The petals twinkle. So lets hear it for my Ferrari, for that is it's name!
This is blossom on the cherry tree at the end of the garden. I wonder if it will be there tomorrow.

The rain has just reached here. As I have been writing, a fisherman has been hastily packing up his gear by the pond next-door-but-two. He didn't have his hat pulled down terribly well, and since the rain was being driven horizontal, I suspect it may well have been going in one ear and out the other . . . .