Flowering Verbena

Storm Isha passed during the night. I might not have realised that it had happened but for the fact that a barley straw bag sat in the middle of the back lawn and that the squirrel drey has disappeared entirely.

My objective today was to try and work on my book a little more, which I did achieve, although I always feel I could try harder. But first, I finally got round to starting a programme of exercise that I had bought last year. I need to get a lot stronger.

I do like our flowering verbena outside but can never get to photograph it in a way that satisfies me. This time I used a long focal lens and stood back. Far from perfect but better than close-up. And you can see the leaves shooting through. There was a time at the end of last year when I thought the shrub was dying, but no, it was just dormant.

Brilliant talk by Jane Goodall tonight via Zoom on 'The Beautiful Light.'