It's that time of year when the aloes are flowering. And it is also that time of year when we may get days of alternate sunshine and rain. This was one of those days. The sun would come out for a while and the skies would turn blue. And then all of a sudden the skies are filled with black clouds and down comes a shower. These aloes were against the wall of a house alongside the river so I struggled to get one isolated against the sky but the colours were so striking I had to try