sunshade

Well it can be too much of a good thing Fran. Nice to relax in the garden but not to be baked to a frazzle. Our sun brolly is looking a bit tatty now but serves the purpose. They can be a bit mobile when the wind kicks up. Nice chirpy colour. Lovely big blue geranium too.

It would have helped if there'd been even a tiny breeze to take the edge off, but it was just belting st raight down.

I did have a proper garden umbrella, but it cut out too much light; this one is a lot thinner; lets the light through, or most of it.

the pole tilts about half-way along so the brolly can be angled; I left it overnight and it was on its end in the morning, the wind had got under it. So I have to remember to close it in the evening: the big old base would have had enough weight, but the pole-hole ws wider and the brolly just took off the first time I used it!