Lock down!

Well this is odd!

Frankly I'm not enjoying it so far. Twin 2 (my twins are post-teen for those that don't know so no home schooling needed) is already climbing the walls and we've had days of cancelled flights, changed plans and misinformation around Twin 1 who is stuck in Australia. She and her boyfriend are now booked on a flight home tomorrow and should be home (I'll only believe it when she walks through the door) on Tuesday. The stress levels are high and we are longing not to have to think about it any more!

But we are all healthy and managing to get out for walks and haven't lost the plot quite yet.

All the lovely art and gardening I thought would fill my days of leisure haven't happened at all! I wander about the house and garden aimlessly picking at jobs and not settling to anything. Others have sorted and cleaned their houses and manicured their gardens already - not me!!! I'm hoping this might change once the family is back together but I'm not convinced.

The weather is still good here which is lovely and the garden is really bursting forth despite the continued neglect.

Delicate Epimediums (those old leaves should have been removed weeks ago!)

Brunnera

Dappled Pulmonaria

Favourite flower #2 Snakes Head Fritillary

Not entirely intentional Crocosmia - this spreads everywhere but this new growth is beautiful back-lit by the sun.

My gorgeous Hellebores are still going strong.

The freshest of new growth on my Fig tree - perhaps this year it will have fruit.

Swathes of self seeded primroses glowing in the sun.

I have also started taking part in a social media challenge started by my other half who is trying to find ways of keeping his photography students engaged.
It's about creating photo-grids from the things around you, in your confined space. If you want to follow or join in find me on Instagram here or look for #stillsfromaplace

So far I have done corners of my home...

and corners of my desk.

I feel like corners of my garden should be next - or maybe corners of my shed! That would be full of spiders, broken pots and recycling - well it is meant to be a challenge!!

So there we are - almost a week of lock down and that's all I have to show for it. Not very impressive but that's ok - I think it's important to be easy on ourselves at the moment. The next couple of days will be tricky for us here waiting for the home comers but hopefully once we are through those we will be slightly more settled.

Stay well, stay safe and stay at home.

Until next time
xxxx