Pampas grass

I should have been out in the sunshine today, taking lots of interesting photographs. Instead, I spent much of the day indoors, making contact with cousins whose mother died yesterday. These cousins are very close to me as their late father was like a brother to my Dad and as a result, although not siblings, we have always had a much closer telationship than cousins usually have. We meet up regularly, as well as having lived together for four years in Belfast at the height of "The Troubles" when I was at university in the early 70s. So, the sun was sinking rapidly this afternoon when I went out into the garden to capture a Blipfoto and my time (and subject) was limited.