Over the last couple of weeks my garden has started to be full of vibrant colours from a wide variety of plants.
The numerous poppy, sunflower and rudbeckia plants are in full bloom and along with the gladiola and smaller flowers, are providing a colourful display.
There has been lots of bees making use of the pollen which is good news as the decline of food giving plants for the bees is a serious problem, especially for pollination of our food and crops.
I'm not sure if any of my sunflowers will reach over 10ft this year, but one or two might surprise me.
The tomatoes and pepper plants are going well and starting to show fruit, though how many will make it through the full growth is unknown.
I'm hoping to see my first red tomato by the end of July, especially as some of the pants I gave away to friends and family are already bearing fruit!
The birds are starting to come back into the garden and I've started hearing the warning calls again of the great tit and seen some young blue tits.
This weekend I've seen some fledgling robin chicks around the garden and along with the blackbirds, they are making use of the worms and other insects.
One thing I have noticed is the tree and house sparrows are not visiting in the same numbers, which I think is down to the chicks in nearby nests fledging and the parents showing them the neighbourhood while moulting themselves.
The swallows are increasing in number as youngsters fledge and join parents for formation flying to catch insects.
The wet weather is providing the swallows with a glut of food, when it stops and the sun warms up the air enough for the insects to take flight.
I'm hoping to have some more pics next week as I'm currently typing with one hand due to an injection into my elbow to help cure a long standing injury, so taking pics and writing with one hand isn't easy and it's taken me a while to complete this post!
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