The view late Sunday evening from our back door. I posted a similar picture last year a week earlier so growth seems to have almost caught up. The sycamore has its leaves and small green flowers. The clematis is in full bloom on the arch and the chives and another herb whose name I forget are in flower in the herb patch. Under the tree the bluebells and the nettles are doing well.
That's a willow thingmajig under the tree. I have some willow growing around a small garden and it has to be cut back each winter. The rods are usually left to be dumped but this year I decided to make something with them. I don't know what it is but it can be seen from the window and is a conversation piece.
I saw some swifts today flying around the place. Later when the sycamore tree is home to millions of insects the swallows and swifts spend a lot of time circling it feeding on the wing.
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