Friday 17th May

 Yesterday we drove to the charity shop just as the secondary school children a little way up the main road  came streaming out at the end of their day.

I watched them making their way into town in twos and threes, singly, in straggly groups threatening to overflow into the road, mostly weighed down and leaning forward under the weight of back packs and sports equipment. Almost all of them wore black school trousers ending just at the ankle bone. Is this the new length? Or are they all growing out of their uniform and having to put up with it for the next couple of months until the summer holidays?

The weather has been warm and close today, but with a chill edge to the wind. I have to agree with my peony flower, fully open now, but having a little rest on the garden wall

I had forgotten that I had Brompton stocks growing in the front. And one of the rock roses survived the determined pruning/cutting down last year and has become a manageable-sized  shrub

I am so pleased to see it blooming again.

There really isn't much to blog about at the moment. It feels rather good to have a peaceful day.