Toadflax.

The day dawned dreich, and the longer the day went on, the heavier the dreich became. There were plans to work on the Newbattle bees, but that was obviously not a possibility, particularly as there is a particularly vicious colony which is going to be the subject of some drastic remedial action. It goes into attack mode before the key is in the lock to open the gate and, even though you haven't been near it the bees will chase you for a hundred yards when you leave. Fortunately, it is not my responsibility, though I have heard reports of several colonies going this way.

The flower in the Blip is a tiny variety, its bloom is about five millimetres from stem to stern, and so qualifies for TinyTuesday hosted, this week, by WalkingWombat who has taken it upon  herself to keep the community informed about the challenge every week. A very noble act.

The toadflax, a variety of snapdragon, is similar to a native of our stone built garden wall, but this specimen is inhabiting a small flower pot so I was able to take it indoors, out of the rain, and blip in comfort. The perceived wisdom is that this family of plants is designed to be pollenated by a bumblebee who is butch enough to force her way into the flower; however, it is difficult to conceive of a creature strong enough to open the closed door yet small enough to pass through the doorway.