It's finally sunny again outside (yesterday and the day before we had rain like for the end of the world), and the garden... is looking like it's early summer. The poppies were in full bloom yesterday, but the night's rain has stripped them of most of their petals. The rest of the blooming things, however, are giving their all:

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Nigella damascena - one of the German names is "Jungfer im Grünen", literally "maiden in the green". I really like these, and I'm happy they are returning every year in their little spot.


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Iris, in blue. They are a little too tall for this spot to be seen from outside the garden (the willows are purposely stripped of any buds at their very base), but they are very visible from the inside.


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More iris - this one is one of the take-over-the-world plants.


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The cat, meanwhile, is utterly unimpressed and prefers to nap on the sofa.