Colchicum alpinum

Twelve years since it's first appearance on Blip, this it's sixth outing.   A small colchicum, from the Alps.   I saw it in early August near Saas Fee fifteen years ago.   Mine are seed raised.  It should do OK in the open garden but I only have a few and don't want to risk losing them.

A day of two halves.   The first half kind of a repeat of yesterday.  A walk this morning with C and the Megs, some gardening which included collecting seed for the exchanges and a short spell at pottery.   Jamie is recovering from his stomach upset so just Clara came with me.  

The second half a shift at Aber Cafe for the Sunset Special train, a twice weekly shift for me in August.  It was the shorter half thankfully, I was hot and tired before I started.   Great fun in the children's playground where the Tracksiders are holding a Sponsored 24 hour Slide.   There's a thirty foot slide down part of the slope to the playground level and a well organised gang of parents and children are there, some camping in the adjacent field for the night.   Quite a few ex Tracksiders too, joining in, including my young cafe assistant for the evening who was a contemporary of Jamie's when we were Tracksiders around the same time I saw the colchicum at Saas Fee.  Yes, I did have a go too :-)