The title of this blog comes from a Gaelic expression -"putting on the poor mouth"-which means to exaggerate the direness of one's situation in order to gain time or favour from creditors.
New things are in bloom, some a good month ahead of schedule. The photos above are of the flowers of a species Tree paeony, Paeonia lutea ludlowii. The pitcure below is of an Abutilon flower.