Shade shaddow and light

What more do you need to make a photograph on a blazing hot day when the sun seems to numb the senses. The lavender under the shade of the fence with the sun just catching the tips of the flowers.
DaughterNo2 was home for the weekend from her present work in Norfolk and we dropped her off at Exeter Airport for the plane to Norwich. 45 min flight. By car it is about 5 hours driving