Tu me manques (I miss you)

There is nothing more beautiful than English Summer flora.

Delicate.

Complex.

Exuberant.

The wonderful work of Miss Pickering reminded me that I had made this flower study from the flowers growing in my own garden in England last Summer.

I miss their sweet scent and how they always made me smile.

Now I know why I took these pictures, for "missing" days just like these.

Other things I miss from home are:

Bacon (here it's highly processed and partially cooked)
Brilliant online shopping
Indian food (yet to find an authentic restaurant)
Sunday Roast with Yorkshire Puddings in an Olde Worlde Pub
Sunday Newspapers
Undulating, rolling hills of green
The Dawn Chorus

and of course YOU!