This. Always this.

Cactus flower

The first cactus I've ever managed to get to flower :)  - although I'm fairly certain it managed it all by itself lol  It's one of two that I bought at the tip about 4 or 5 years ago. I'm not a huge fan  of them, but couldn't bear the thought of them going over the wall into the compost pile!

Normal.......................

................  service will now be resumed  :)   Wedding over, went absolutely perfectly; there'll be some photos soon I hope. The happy couple are now in Turkey for a week :)  I am completely exhausted, and will just be pottering and drinking tea for a week lol  Hope all are well, and big hello to my new followers  x

This week's tulips

New coos...............

Belted Galloways are probably my favourite cows, and this lovely mum and her new  calf appeared in the wee field beside my garden for the first time this morning

Wonderful day

Small treasures for a new home

Took some stuff for recycling yesterday and had a look around the sales tables at the tip; came home with some new wee things for my new home when I get there.  Sunning shiny bronze  glass bowl, little cube candlesticks in glorious rich colours, made in India, and a pair of  glass containers for floating candles, but I'll use them as vases probably. About 20p per item, so was very pleased.  I also picked up a glass chess/draughts board and se, but I need to get it out and looked at and see if it's complete, not sure what I'll end up doing with that yet!