Phormium

These leaves look as though they could just as easily be wafting through tidal water as growing in the earth. It's been a beautiful day, mostly spent in the garden, enjoying the sun and smugly filling up two green bins ready for tomorrow's collection. Such is life in safe England. 

Very distressing news from Ukraine, I can't imagine the feelings of all those people being forced to flee. But what a very brave population - I've seen film clips of villagers walking towards and blocking Russian tanks, one man picking up a landmine in his bare hands then taking it away from the road and so on and on. Then Putin's apparent threat of nuclear war - this is very frightening wherever you live.  
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