Heart of the poppy

The unexpected poppies in the garden are running their course. The first one is now dropping bits on the floor from its vantage point on my mantelpiece. (It fell over completely so I brought it inside)

The second one is blowsy and blown open (and today's blip)

Two others are following.

You nearly got another butterfly today. (Thank you for the hearts, stars and comments on my blue yesterday).

I was rubbing in some butter to make biscuits when I spotted a butterfly on the roof of the bird table. By the time I'd got outside with the camera (and got cake mix in my hair) it had folded tight shut so I couldn't even be sure that it was a Peacock - and then vanished so fast.

Oh, and by the way, where's our sunshine ?