Iris

Midsummer early mornings like this are not as common in Edinburgh as we'd like them to be, so all the more important to catch, and all the sharper a memory.

Sat with tbe kitchen door wide open while breakfasting - iris and rhododendron in fkower beside each ither in the sun, birdsong, silently watchful cat.

Work, sadly, given the likely brevity of this weather.