A mixture of colours. I'd only just replanted the pot that sits on the outdoor table
in the gazebo.. sitting down with my mug of freshly brewed coffee when out of the
rose garden a snake emerged just a few feet from mine... a very venomous variety that
exist in our area but is rarely seen. Luckily I had my mobile phone in my pocket
and could phone Dick to alert him to keep Flossie inside while a snake was passing
through. Jack Russells are known for attacking reptiles, mice and rats, but
a bite from this type of snake could kill her unless we got her to a vet promptly. We
then worked out the safest way for me to return to the house without going near
the snake which had disappeared into the nepeta that grows on the edges of the main
pathway to the gazebo. Flossie is now having a short holiday with our daughter until
we're sure the snake has moved away.