A garden still life

Glorious weather means sitting outside for as much time as possible. The laptop is great until the sun is so bright that it is impossible to see the screen so other acrtivities are called for. Knitting is alright until the hands become sticky so small items are in order - my building blocks blanket in bamboo cotton. Reading is perfect - with prescription sunglasses - Richard Russo - The Risk Pool. Gardening is an inbetweeen activity - too hot to do anything too physical so a liitle light planting and pruning. Listening to music - the old wind up solar powered radio makes its annual appearance - Radio 2 for the easy listening and Popmaster in the morning.
My garden still life:

Pruning the dead branches above my head resulted in:

The odd bit of planting - some marigolds can only be evidenced from the handle of the spade left behind:

The strawberries are looking good: