Pond

Day of firsts this year, as in the first chicory bud of this year opened (see extra) and the first water lily started to bloom a week later than usually !
And it is still very, very hot ! Apparently from tonight it will become a bit cooler, that will be nice for the garden ! Everything is now wilting within days due to the drought and heat !

Thanks very much for all your Abstract Thursday entries last Thursday ! This coming Thursday the optional theme is 'Black & White' and the tag will be AT418. If you're looking for some inspiration try Googling 'abstract photography black and white' and have a look at the images that appear.

Here's the list of 5 special entries from last week:
evolybab            poppy abstract
Bom                   mono seascape
JanetMayes     snail trails
AnnieBelle        cycad lines
heanku              bank decor

Thanks very much for the kind comments and stars for yesterday's cute red squirrel