Never look a gift horse in the mouth

OK, it’s not exactly a gardening quote but it sprung to mind as I took these shots. Mrs H recently received a lovely bouquet as a reward for looking after her sisters dog whilst she went away for a few days. It was therefore opportune to grab a few photographs of the blooms whilst they were still at their prime and so I took them outside under an overcast sky to make the most of the diffused light.

Incidentally, the title phrase originated from the practice of checking a horses mouth to see their teeth as a way of determining its age, which presumably would appear rude if the horse was a present.