Corydalis malkensis

Caught in the morning sunlight.   Growing from a tiny tuber, this delicate little beauty appears above ground for just a few weeks in early spring.   A plant of open woodland, wild in the North Caucasus region, it is an easy garden plant in the UK and will seed around freely when happy.  Never a weed as it's almost ferny foliage dies away after a few short weeks.

A foray in the garden in the sunshine was relatively brief as the cold north-westerly wind  made it feel even colder than it was, more than offsetting the sun's rays.   Then a spell at pottery where the kiln engineer had come from The Potteries to service the kilns.  Interesting to learn a bit more about them.   I did a little glazing, starting on the Hull handiwork, returning in the afternoon to carry on where I left off.   Meg and I went to Rhydyronen where her new friend Idris joined us in the ball field where the dogs had a good run together before we walked down the lane to Bryncrug with Idris and Claire.

A quiet night in for a change!