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On making a start

"[...] I have made a start. The white cat looks down at me from a tree. Nesting birds watch anxiously from ivy grandstands. Bluebells, their buds still near to their roots, perilously close to the badger setts, promise a show in May; and, altogether, I have made a start. Making a start is the thing. One cannot do it often enough."

Ronald Blythe, In the Artist's Garden.

The sweet pea is Almost Black.

15 July 2017 in Flowers and gardens | Permalink

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Posted by: Fran H-B | 16 July 2017 at 07:44 AM

That is a stunning and very sophisticated looking sweet pea.

Posted by: Cosy Books | 18 July 2017 at 07:55 PM

I 'make a start' very frequently on all sorts of things - am truly excellent at it. However the 'successfully finishing' part of a project I find oddly elusive...... any advice?

Posted by: Anne B-A | 19 July 2017 at 03:46 PM

Right. It's time to order this book!

Posted by: Lucille | 21 July 2017 at 02:07 PM

That is an astounding colour, is it perfectly perfumed?

Posted by: Toffeeapple | 21 July 2017 at 06:24 PM

Yes!

Posted by: Cornflower | 21 July 2017 at 07:44 PM

See my comment on Cornflower's "I have started so I'll finish ..." post.

Posted by: Dark Puss | 22 July 2017 at 01:45 PM

Beautiful

Posted by: tanya | 02 August 2017 at 04:59 AM

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