August 2015 garden diary

Cosmos and Petunias

Urn

Hibiscus var. Bluebird

Lawn

Cotoneaster

Clematis, in the undergrowth

Large Tortoiseshell

Peacock

Red Admiral

Deck life

Apples

Blackberries

Blackcurrants .

Honeysuckle berries

Rose hips

Viburnum berries

Runners var. Enorma

Tomato var. Pomodoro St Pierre
So no tomato blight this year … maybe growing in pots is the answer?

Lettuce var. Salad Bowl

Cucumber var. Marketmore – all a bit puny; stick with Telegraph in future

 

Buskers

See them each morn.
From dawn
They busk
Till dusk.

     The one-man show-men
     Drum thumbs across chords,
     Kick sticks against skins,
     Strum fingers on strings,
     While a tambourine rings
     And a hat beckons pennies for music
     More suited for kings.

     Tooting fluters for commuters
     Counterpoint with klaxon hooters.
     In the City, tuning up,
     Practising its morning concert,
     These, the soloists, add one more melody
     To inlaid themes which echo
     Through the score of streets they wander.

See them each night.
From twilight
They play
Till day.

 

            

            

            

 

 

Copyright: Richard Fox 1973
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