Desperate Blip: Constance Spy

Today I was to drive 200 miles to the other side of England, to stay overnight at a friends before driving into Wales tomorrow. An early blip was in order as I reckoned I'd probably have neither the time nor inclination to think about it later!

So here's the first bloom on my Constance Spry climbing rose, which adorns the archway from my door to the garden gate.