Wild flower borders and the hookers settle in

Thank god for the sunshine this week. In a sudden burst of activity my runner beans,French beans, sweetcorn,salad potatoes and parsnips have blossomed. Not only that, but the wildflower border I planted in the spring to screen the allotment from the road is showing its colours.

The black "hookers" have settled in remarkably quickly and have laid three beautiful chocolate brown eggs in the ebay hen house this morning. They are still striking a ghetto-ish attitude compared with the gentler and shyer original girls