Pretty in pink!

Yesterday I wrapped up like Christopher Robin in my great big waterproof boots and coat and went for a walk around storm tossed Portland. It really is very grey just now and there didn't seem to be any signs of spring, just a few left over fuschia and hebes flowering, then down on Queen's Street near our little public garden I found a perfect combination. It was inn a row of 1930's houses with big curved bay frontages, a cream one next to a pale pink one and in front of the cream house there was a huge pink camellia in full unfrosted glory. It would have been too much to have had it in front of the pink house but the combination of ice cream colours was glorious. It was very sheltered there but even so a few of the blossoms had fallen onto the pavement. I rescued one and carried it home, getting icy fingers, and have floated it in a blue willow pattern bowl. It looks so pretty I just had to share it.