It's the smallest things that give pleasure...
I planted some nasturtium and sweet pea seeds last week and to my delight they germinated.
I
n past years they have often ended up rotten in soil that never warmed up. (I keep them on the windowsill in trays.)
Last week John took this photo of a 'community' of snails on a rock when he and the family were on holiday in the south-west of Scotland.
I really like it! Maybe part of the reason I like it is that I have hunting for a colour of green for the cover of next season's music brochure that I put together.
There are so many 'greens'! My usual practice is to find a picture of a bird and choose a shade from its plumage. Here is my current working 'palette'
... that is until I have a go at finding a shade in John's photo.