Pheasant's eye

Having spent the best part of 6 hours jet washing the patio today I'm beginning to think that this retirement lark isn't all its cracked up to be ....

The topic for the Mono Monday challenge is a portrait, but I seem to have take that shot yesterday.  ;-)

The much heralded mini heatwave seems to have arrived this afternoon, and the sky is as blue as, well, a very blue thing.  In previous years the Pheasant's Eye narcissus are in full bloom but ours are struggling this year.  We may well have cut them back too early last year, before the bulbs had time to store some energy for this Spring.  Still one or two have now made an appearance, and they look lovely.