I’ve been out and about the garden today and saw that my hellebores have grown. I’m glad that spring is here.

On my travels I saw this rock band:

Well here are some more pictures from my recent travels. This time I went to Germany and stopped off at Munich to sample the beer and the food.

Hi everyone. I bet you thought I’d left for good.

No, not me.

I’ve just been on my travels and taking a break from the electronic life.

Here are some pictures of my travels across the world.

First stop London, UK. Here are some of the pics of my trip to the British Museum (went to see the ‘First Emperor exhibition; not allowed to take photos inside!):

Why are weeds so pretty?

So, it?s no longer unknown, I have found out what the plant is that I posted here.

So, the plant turns out to be – drumroll please – Nigella, damascena, ?Miss Jekyll?

Nigella is an old cottage garden flower, a favourite for scattering wherever there is a gap in the flower border, but also good for short-term massed bedding and for drying. For many years ‘Miss Jekyll’ was the only widely available variety, and it is still popular for its dependable masses of sky-blue flowers. These last for about eight weeks, and it is worth deadheading or sowing a later batch to extend the season. Sowing in autumn or in March, in a cold frame in paper pots in cold districts, produces early flowers. In windy gardens, support the stems with twiggy sticks.