For Your Pleasure

 a bearded iris in my garden. I found this beauty when I went outside to hang out some washing this morning - it's been raining or cloudy all week so sunlight's been in short supply. Since my recent surgery I have been strictly forbidden to do pretty much anything in the garden so a flower like this, capturing the light, is a lovely way to lift the spirits. The good news is that, as of now,  I've been cleared to get out and garden to my heart's content so - as long as there are gaps in the rain - the garden is where you'll find me for the next few days. 

Here's Something Pretty

Not much of anything is happening in my garden at the moment due to my run of surgeries. I've finally been given permission to do some work there but it's going to take quite a while to catch up on the weeding and other tasks which have been pretty much on hold since last October. I did manage to grow some summer veggies but that was only because I planted them out before everything went pear-shaped. The garden still gives me lovely surprises now and then, though, and here is today's.

I have several large pots of these beauties - yellow bearded irises are among my favourite flowers -and I'm making the most of this bloom now because they are quite fragile and I doubt it will last long if the storms we're being warned about hit tomorrow.