After weeks of rain, a warm and sunny day sent me up to the terrace to see how things were faring. 'Very well' is the answer. Although a few plants are starting to look tired (notably the petunias), there are developments in other areas.
The arrival of a new olive tree, gifted by a kind parishioner, must mean that I now officially have an olive grove.
Grouped around the table, the trees provide a breath of the Mediterranean, and welcome shade. m
The pomegranite bush is in full crimson flower - I wonder if I shall see any of its mythological fruit?
Most excitingly, the limes are coming on well - this picture makes them look a little larger than they are, but a week or two of sunshine would bring them to ripen.
The lemons, so crucial to garnish our aperitif of choice, are not doing so well - but there are one or two hopeful signs.
By the pond, the fuschia is having a glorious late summer fling.
It has been a difficult summer for the plants, with incessant rain, cool temperatures and rough winds. I find it extraordinary how nature carries through.m
In this beautiful space, the glories of God's creation are sung less formally, but no less beautifully, than in the great Cathedral nearby.
Dear Father,
ReplyDeleteYour mention of the correct usage of the lemon reminded me of the one evangelical streak in my life, which concerns seagrams gin. I have been a Tanqueray man all my life, but was recently given a bottle of seagrams...I earnestly recommend that you drop a hint to one of your holy ladies and point them in the direction of Gerrys Liquor Store in Soho.