The Sand Martins are back and so too are the Swallows. A dozen of the former and half a dozen of the latter are wheeling above the courtyard as we head off on our morning walk. We're up early. It's the time of year when the fierce northern sun manages to find any chink in the curtains. This renders sleep impossible. It's light enough to read by four. This may explain why the farmer has already been at work for the last two hours. He stops his tractor and wanders over to tell us to look out for some small Wall Brown butterflies sun bathing on the wild roses near the potato barns. " Any idea when this bloody war's going to end ?" he asks. Seems the price of diesel for his tractors has nudged up again and he's wondering whether to top up his farm fuel tanks while he still can. We still have two thirds of our heating oil left but I might join the farmer in arranging a 'top up'. Right on cue the BBC six am news bulletin tells us that Senator Lindsey Graham thinks that Iranian energy infrastructure should be bombed - again.
Buses and trains now starting to fill up with students heading home. For a lucky minority exams are done and dusted. As the week progresses the gentle trickle of homeward bound students will turn into a flood.
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The house that always has fresh flowers in the window has a white theme this morning.
If only all graduation speeches were like this :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSYEDc7-Ah0
An English garden re-opens :https://www.gardenmuseum.org.uk/benton-end/visit-the-walled-garden-at-benton-end/
5 comments:
Hari OM
??? As an Aussie expat I can claim quite soundly that Scotland does not experience a Northern Sun... Once experienced, never forgotten. My ESE facing kitchen window definitely lights up the whole Hutch (when the sky isn't cloud and mist covered) in a manner that cannot be ignored... over the next few weeks, that ball of fire might appear over the shoulder of due east a little toward ENE, and set just every so slightly north of west, but it will remain ever a Southern Sun.
Those window bouquets are a source of great delight to us all, as indeed, are the photos of a strand strewn with shells... YAM xx
Ah, young love.
I am not a country music fan, but the commencement speech by Eric Church is worth a listen. The delivery was spot on and the message was apropos for the graduation seniors. I listened to it last week when it first showed up on the internet and I took the time to listen again this morning. Thank you for posting.
JoAnn in Maryland
Thanks for the Eric Church address. Just soothing to hear someone speaking about a moral compass during these times. And yes, the white flowers are lovely.
I researched the Wall Brown butterfly and learned that I won't be seeing this lovely creature in California. Another elegant floral window display is always welcome.
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