![japanese maple](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7436/9047168117_4e23105c27.jpg)
This maple was a present from Paul after he went to Hampton Court flower show and I didn't. It's coming along well but getting swamped by the elderflower and invading brambles around it.
![elderflower](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2823/9049401368_5af856f8cc.jpg)
This is the elderflower next to it, must get around to making elderflower fizz and syrup soon.
![the first strawberry](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7401/9049403886_d4c75d795b.jpg)
The first strawberry; it was delicious but I need to look at ways to protect the rest from birds and slugs as they ruined most of the fruit last year.
![raven in the grass](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7304/9047174463_11afababd0.jpg)
This little madam scares the birds but she's not much cop at killing slugs.
![dog rose](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7436/9049398054_9f7ed3e5e0.jpg)
This is a dog rose rootstock that's overwhelmed the rose that was grafted to it but it makes lovely hips in the autumn and the bees adore it.
![bumble bees on raspberry flowers](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7322/9049406684_9f17997f50.jpg)
We have lots of bumble bees here and I'm very keen to make a photographic survey but they're not easy to catch on camera and I find them quite difficult to identify too.
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