When the last petal has fallen

On 27 June 2017, I visited the Reader Rock Garden . The sun was shining and, for the first time in quite a while, it wasn't windy, just a very slight breeze. I used to love going to this garden, usually after I had been volunteering in the same part of the city. Since I stopped volunteering (after a volunteer 'career' of 37 years at various places!), I haven't been going. On 27 June, I decided that I had better go, or the plants would be in seed before too long. As it was, most of the lily flowers were either dead or on their last legs and no good for photographs.

I love Poppies at all their stages - bud, flower and seedpod. I don't usually see them at this in-between stage, though.

Today, 23 August 2017, we are back to hot weather again, after maybe a couple of weeks of wonderful, cooler temperatures. This afternoon, the temperature is 30C. It looks like we still have some coming hot days before the weather cools a few degrees.