Attack of the sandflies

Went up to a colleagues house today to feed her chooks and cat (well TeeJay did the feeding to be fair) A has an amazing house with an amazing view and the previous owners had started to create an 'English country garden'. The hollyhocks and delphiniums were blooming beautifully so I made a real bee-line for the delphs. So did the sandflies and greenfly. I was completely swarmed.
The things you have to do for a blip!