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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wendy Morris" data-source="post: 1541933" data-attributes="member: 15225">An hour in the garden.I wasn't just watching the world go by this morning, but I did spend an hour out there.  A bit of gardening, hanging out the washing and having a cuppa!It was sunny and warm initially but, as the pictures will show, it changed as the hour went by.  There were dozens of bees on the lavender and the oregano flowers, a few butterflies almost constantly on the move because of the wind.  The only one that settled was a Painted Lady that took a fancy to the dog's kennel, making photography rather easier.  The other butterflies were Small White, Peacock and Small Tortoiseshell.Not many birds around as it was well after breakfast and I was out there and they tend to disappear when I appear!  The House Martins were around all the time, a Blackbird that obviously still has young to feed was back and forth and the ever present Woodies popped in.Shortly before the hour was up the sky began to darken and I had to rapidly take in the washing, shut the summerhouse, put all the gardening bits away and head for indoors before it rained.A pleasant hour at no real expense!</blockquote>