Early Morning Walks

During our heatwave, with temperatures reaching 32C,

I've been doing my walks very early in the morning.

Sometimes leaving home as early as 5.30 am.

Many of my outings have taken me to one or other of the parks. 

I did love these bright pink Hollyhocks.

The bees love them too

I often go down to the bigger park as I love the tall trees there

and the little pond with a bench right next to it.

This is the very early morning sunshine.

Here's another entrance and I really appreciate the shade of those beech trees.

The path is still wet as it rained in the night.

Don't you just love being surrounded by greenery?

I took this photo this morning around 7 am, just as the sun rose high enough

to filter between the trees and illuminate the grass.

There are beautiful flower beds of hydrangea

Both dark and lighter pink

Here's the little pond and you can see the bench on which I sat to have my picnic breakfast.

There are lily pads and lots of waterlily buds

The Agapanthus flowers are starting to open

against a bubbly green and blue bokeh in the background.

One morning, I sat by the fountain and a tiny robin perched on the lower part.

You can see him on the left in front of the pink hydrangeas.

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One morning, I met a friend in the nearby lakeside town of Morges.

I have to take the train to get there and I left home at 6 am

to be there before 7 am.

We sat at a lakeside terrace with this lovely view to have breakfast.

It was so hot that particular day, that we walked in shady spots 

and finished up on on a bench in the shade to eat a water ice and drink water!

Two more delicate Agapanthus looking fresh and summery against a house

with closed shutters.

A collage of the flowers blooming on my balcony garden right now_

Geraniums, Carnations, Begonias, Zurfinia (in the middle) and yellow daisies.

The Begonias on their own with the greenery from a big tree to the right of my balcony.

My homegrown strawberries

which were small but delicious.

My lavender which the bees just love

The Gaillardia flowers as they develop. 

They are just in front of the kitchen.

As for crochet, I made a sunflower granny square and then a second one

to make a little shoulder bag which is useful for my mobile phone, keys and a small purse

when I go out locally with my camera.

I've also started a new project in the form of a ripple throw in fresh colours.

 I crochet less when it's hot, but even a row or two helps the projects move forward.

I hope that you have been enjoying this month of June.

It's lovely to have the longer days, but I prefer it when it isn't too hot!

My favourite temperatures are between 20 and 24C.

How about yours?