A few little wonders

 I do appreciate being able to press the macro button on my camera. There is so much to be seen with it. I have only realised in the last couple of years how complex and delightful cornflowers are, with their little wheel of trumpets for petals.

This year's nigellas are all fairly pale in colour, and showing the veins on the backs of the petals as they come out.

                                                      So delicate.

Dining on aphids. A couple of Ladybirds being really useful.

 I said to him " You really didn't have to use the sewing machine to join up the split in that tomato!"  Quite a few of that variety , Black Russian, have been splitting on the vine, but that particular one must have thought better of it and refrained (but only just).

Finally, in keeping with our not-so-good-thus-far summer, our first dwarf sunflower is dark brown. Or shall I call it chocolate, since that sounds more cheering!