Clematis Tangutica

There seems to be an unwelcome pattern at the moment - we wake to glorious sunshine & then the day get progressively worse - thinking that this would definitely be the case today we were out early with the pooch - this picture gives a glimpse of the lovely blue sky at 8am - by 10am it was black clouds and rain.

I took a few shots to make the most of the early light - but I chose this one as it catches both the flowers and the seed heads of one of my favourite examples of one of my favourite genus of plants - I'm never sure which I appreciate the look of more - the vibrancy of the flowers or the delicateness of the alien looking seed head - with this blip I don't have to choose.