Random colours

An unusually colourful congregation sighted going into Exeter Cathedral last weekend.

There wasn't a plastic bird (or congregational sheep) in sight in this gaudy gift shop window in East Looe yesterday.

The weather is not as bright and sunny as it was when I planted all those front porch pots, but the plants are growing and beginning to show off their colours.

Orphans in the porch

Unlike the plants who have so recently shivered in the porch and spent the night searching for an alternative property in the local newspaper, this little bird was sighted carrying out a survey of the upper reaches this morning - with a view to moving in?

After the highs and lows associated with the last Swallow family, concluded with the demise of a parent,  I'm not sure how I feel about the prospect of possible orphans in the porch.

Plants as readers

With a little encouragement and sellotape, the potted plants have taken up reading.

The pics have grown in size because I've just noticed that they can! Also, if you have absolutely nothing else to do and you can make them even bigger, you too can join in with the plants.

Notice how engrossed the Sweet Peas are in the background. I hope they're not searching for a new property with a warmer front porch.

Pots and crops

I popped out to a garden centre to check out pots in which to plant and grow flowers to adorn my new front porch. I'll show you a picture when the aforementioned flowers, not yet purchased/planted, are in bloom. I wasn't inspired but took photos, which was much easier (and cheaper) than making a purchase.

The flower and plant arrangements at the garden centre were very impressive and I nearly took pictures but felt that by then my behaviour could have been construed as suspicious. You'll therefore have to make do with the gardencentre-esque line up at the front of the Hotel Marshyangdi, Kathmadu http://www.hotelmarshyangdi.com/ , photographed because there were no other subjects/objects at the time, during the recent visit. If you want good Nepalise food (not plants!), this is the place to go.

Crops growing in a rural Nepali garden.