Summer so far has been so beautiful! I just have to keep taking photos of the flowers around - especially the roses. Had a little trip to Sandwich and discovered 'The secret garden' 

( http://www.the-secretgardens.co.uk/the-secret-gardens/ )

It was a complete joy to look at - and better still smell! you can take photos and capture some of the beauty but you can't capture the scent of a fully flowering garden on a hot June day.

so at the risk of being repetitive here are some photos I took that day.

lettuces lined up in stripes

This little beauty was only a couple of centimetres wide and hiding in the shade.

I wanted to dive right into these poppies!

will have to use this as an inspiration for a colour scheme for a quilt

ok - so I think this is my favourite photo of the year so far!  These grasses and Alium heads were part of a spring meadow left to grow and flower before being cut later on. The colours are so beautiful - soft and understated - definite inspiration for something!