the last days of summer

I think it's fair to say that this summer has been awful.  I can remember only a handful of really sunny, warm days with the rest being either wet, cold or both.

And the garden has really suffered as a result.  Yes, we had some lovely blooms, but they did not last long sadly and as I write this on 27th August there are only a brave few plants still flowering.

Anyway, here are just two - some blue flax and some lobelia:

Fujifilm X-H2, Micro Nikkor 105mm f2.8G, Raynox DCR-250
1/400th of a second at f2.8, ISO 125
handheld

Fujifilm X-H2, Laowa 65mm f2.8 Ultra macro
1/1250th of a second at f2.8, ISO 125
handheld