on one of my walks i pass this magnolia tree, and was thrilled to see that the buds are swelling and in one the flower is just waiting to unfurl....so beautiful...

this afternoon i drove to Gobowen to say bye bye to Tommie who is off to be host and dancer in Blackpool.....his test was negative , so we spent some time in the garden all sd’d and masked.....
Once there he and his colleagues will sd , have another test tuesday.....and if all is ok will bubble up
....hopefully he will be there till November when he probably will disappear to Lapland again if all goes well...

the weeks seem to be speeding up even more....have a nice weekend...