The Beauty of Nature

These are some Alliums that I photographed when visiting a garden earlier in the summer. I went down to the four seasons manor in Oxfordshire and took a walk in their kitchen garden. These were the first plants to greet you as you came off the car park.

I have already eaten quite a few of the squash, they have come on really well. They needed that long dry spell to take and now the rain just keeps adding bulk to them. It has become like the courgette and just given me more than I know what to do with. Still, soups and pasta and roasts are just lovely summer meals, so I am not too worried.

I have been so impressed this year with the courgette. It has given me so many to eat or give away. I have been experimenting all summer with different soups to try and eat as many as possible. I’ve been quite good and discovered that there are many flavours that go with courgette, such as celery and turmeric. Lovely.😉

My broad beans did well this year as I kept on top of the black fly and got them off as soon as possible. I am quite pleased really as I now have a surfeit of broad beans and can plan some nice meals later in the year as I have frozen most of them.

My sweat pea’s surprised me this year. I thought they would grow much taller but they kept low. I was disappointed as I like the fact they go wild and all over the place.

Here are my beans coming on strong in late July. I know it is a bit late to post this, but I am catching up with things as I’ve been a bit slack this year. Sorry.

There is something enigmatic about lupins that I love each year. I cant quite put my finger on it, but I love the way they are so vibrant and silky.

Nature has such beauty, it makes me want to cry sometimes.