The Garden in Early Summer

(three days into summer to be exact)

It is amazing the difference a few weeks makes in a garden. Already it is beginning to look more mature. The Cytisus batenderii over the arch is now in full bloom and its scent mingles with that of honeysuckle to produce a heady mix. The seat is now a more pleasant place to sit as the plants grow over the arch to create a more cosy arbor.

The early afternoon light in the above photograph contrasts with the early morning light in the next. In the full light of the sun the blue pots are a little less vivid.

Now that summer is here the fish (now sadly only 17 as one of the pool elders recently died) spend more and more time at the top, basking in the sunshine.

The fish appear in both of the previous photographs, making the most of the early morning sun as it warms the water. The mood of the early morning garden changes very quickly. As the sun shines through the trees it casts an almost unearthly light over the garden

Everything seems to glow with an inner light and colour is washed out of many of the plants. Just a few minutes later the mood is different as the sun no longer shines through neighbouring trees.

There is a more tranquil mood as colour returns to the garden. The tranquility is very obvious in the photograph below where the view is from the 'secret' garden.

Finally, a view from above, taken from a bedroom window in the early afternoon.

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