Of Marigolds and the Moor

We've had some marigolds - one of which is pictured above - growing a troughs either side of our front door all summer.

Now, the environment at the front of house is surprisingly harsh. The area is open to the south, so when the sun shines, everything bakes. And when it rains, it is lashed in by the winds blowing off Mark Moor.

But these plants have survived and flowered all summer long.

In previous years, I've spent a fair amount of time making images in the garden. But this year time has been more limited and the marigolds have really been the only flowers that I've managed to photograph.

So here it is - the photographic evidence of summer, 2012 as experienced in our Somerset garden.

PS: I recently had an email from Ian Dart - link to his flickr feed above, do pay a visit - whose opinions I value on photographic matters. Ian was good enough to say some kind words about the image in my previous post, but he did take me task on the title, which is fair enough.

So, no more punning titles. Ever. Promise.