Tidying the garden...

Well, more like weeding really, except that the lavender hedge has grown so much in width that I've had to cut out some more 'lawn' to give it room.

With the temperature of 28 degrees in the shade and much, much more (or at least it feels like it) when the sun beats down this was not an easy task. The humidity is high, and the sweat was pouring down my face, but I was determined to do something while the ground was at least workable. It was actually quite nice, working bent over the lavender - the smell was delicious and the butterflies and bees were flitting from flower to flower...




















The butterfly is a Gatekeeper and very pretty, even with its wings closed...


There are so many butterflies out here, but it's very hard to get them to pose for the camera!

The lawnmower should be ready for collection tomorrow from the menders and the grass hasn't been cut for over two weeks now. Maybe I'll leave it as a wildflower meadow...

...click on the picture to see it in its full shaggy clover-licious-ness!