Deep shade.....

This is a weird rose in our garden! It rarely flowers, often getting to the bud stage and then just crisping up before opening and dropping off! But finally it has made it to the flower stage and the colour is so deep especially round the edges! 

Another muggy day, but breezy - still no rain! - and we've had to nip into Southend this morning for a bit of shopping as I needed some wrapping paper.  The seafront was much quieter than a normal Summers' day on our drive back too - the local council have put up the parking charges (again!) so it's £3 an hour....not the best way to encourage people to visit!

Also came home to find a box of 2 roses on the doorstep - I ordered 2 last month which arrived, and it seems I've been sent a duplicate order! Time to chase up the company to see what went wrong!