Summertime and the Weather is ...........Raining

Look carefully and you can see the rain falling quickly through the frame onto our very wet garden and patio.

At the start of the month we were basking in the hottest July day on record as the temperatures topped 30C

Today, well 18C and heavy downpours throughout the early afternoon

Don't you love the Britush weather ?

[Maggiemae]

"on England's green and pleasant land" not..... "on England's brown and dried up land"!

[The Intermittent Photographer aka Blue Rose]

You have a wonderful garden - saves watering!!

[Allison Williams]

I don't know about your British weather, but I love your British garden!

[Phil Howcroft]

@allie912 awww thank you very much allison

@bluerose15 thanks blue, although i did have to water my baskets on the front of the house as they are a little protected

@maggiemae we are indeed green maggie :)

[Meredith B]

Your yard is an oasis! Kudos to you and your wife! Love the shot, too. We are enjoying your part of the world for a short while. The weather has been glorious and the skies stunning.

[PhotoCrazy]

Nice rainy day pic! Lovely garden

[elkehochban]

Beautiful garden!

[Phil Howcroft]

@doyouseewhatisee thanks Meredith , hope you are enjoying your time in England :-)

@photographycrazy cheers bill

@timandelke thank you elke

[Dione Giorgio]

I'm sorry to say, Phil, I hate English weather. Here we have temperatures of between 30C and 38C in Summer and no rain at all. The fields are parched unless they are well irrigated regularly But you can make plans without worrying about the weather.

[Annie D]

The Britush weather would sh*t the hell out of me hahaha
I can see the rain and your garden looks lovely

[Hazel]

A tantalising glimpse of your garden. (British weather cannot be accused of being boring...)

[Nicole]

haha same weather overhere in Holland ;) It did gave you a fabulous picture though!

[Ivan]

Super flowers, Phil. Love them. fav.

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

It's like stair rods! I do hope all the rain didn't spoil your lovely flowers, although it does make the colours more vibrant, doesn't it?
Your garden looks beautiful, I expect there's a lot of hard work goes into getting it to look so good.

[Gena Pegg]

hA.....wish I could sign THAT song! We had 104 (f) today and more tomorrow. UNheard of for us!! This is really lovely Phil...great pov..so many lovely colors and comp. A beautiful garden and love that we can see the rain! FAV for me.

[Nick]

Very colourful garden - obviously benefiting from the rain :-)

[Pat Knowles]

So pretty Phil, we used to see a lot of your garden at one time!