Autumn?

Colchicum autumnale. On a scorching summer day is this flower trying to tell us something?

In fact this one flowered early last year and has been triggered into growth by the very heavy rainfall from recent summer storms. Several of the other early autumn flowering bulbs have reacted likewise,

We decided on a trip to the beach but a strong onshore breeze from the North brought cloud and a chill ... such a contrast to home just a few miles away.