I needn't have worried. This rabbit is very friendly and once he had sat and let me stroke him for some time he had a bit of an explore before being apparently shocked to see how bold the horrible hairy cat from "down the end" is when there isn't a dog about and soon shot back under the fence from whence he came. I then filled in the gap!
Another pleasant surprise this weekend was the discovery that at last - after well over a year - the seeds I have been trying to propagate by carefully following the instructions of periods in the cold followed by periods in the warm - and then again - have finally begun to show signs of life. I had to think hard to remember that they are Tropeolum speciosum - a lovely perennial climbing nasturtium with small deep red flowers and Lilium formosanum - a white autumn-flowering lily which I could not find for sale as either plant or bulb. Now I have the huge responsibility of nurturing them to maturity. Still, it's a less responsible task than rabbit care - even though yesterday I was sorely tempted to adopt a small black and white dutch rabbit from the local pet shop who "needs a loving home"....
Lots of tidying up over the past couple of weeks and cutting the gorgeous heads of alliums and poppies to dry. Anyone like some? The French beans are making valiant efforts to produce a handful of beans enough for a small feed and the autumn fruiting raspberries have started to ripen. Also an exciting package of seeds of purple and white aquilegia arrived from Domain Sicard in France. I am hoping they stay true rather than cross-polinating with my varied collection but will hold some seeds back just in case.
Last but not least the dahlias are beginning to show colour. I am so looking forward to them this year.
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