dog biscuits
scattered over the path
slug frenzy

snapdragons
still flowering merrily
wet summer

dead conifer
becomes a support for bindweed
white trumpets

crocosmia
like birds of paradise
scarlet heads

unripe cherries
already eaten by a thrush
she starts on the raspberries

hammering
and the whine of brick cutters
building site curses

crow squawks
in the early morning light
cat fight

a distant motorcycle
penetrated the darkness
a fox's bark

dogs barking
in the early hours
catflap rattles

yesterday's summer
fades slowly into grey
a dead sparrow

sunshine
after the night rain
last of the raspberries

incessant rain
keeps the bees away
fruit goes unpollinated

slipper orchids
invade the back garden
weed control

a scream
echoes through the night air
mating foxes

night sky
turns from pink to grey
gentle rain

dawn crow
complains about the rain
cold bed

sunshine
scattered by cherries
open windows

ladies' slippers
flower profusely
greenhouse brambles

spikes
of purple buddleia
among the raspberries

next door's chickens
make a morning presence
his dogs bark