The drawbacks of working outdoors

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Of course there are some drawbacks of working in the garden. If it rains, for example, I’m only under the leaves of the grapevine which cast pleasant shade but don’t keep off the rain. Then there are gusts of wind which are a nuisance if I have any papers, or insects which try to drown themselves in my coffee. And as I said to @DaddyEvil, I'm also constantly jumping up to look at things, or watching the birds with binoculars, or photographing the spiders that walk around the table, all of which of course distract me from what I’m supposed to be doing. Today’s problem though is caused by the flowers from the grapevine itself. They are so tiny but they are raining down in their thousands. I’m having to keep my cup covered and continually blow them off my keyboard! Still, it is giving me a chance to look at them more closely. Previously I haven’t really paid that much attention to the green clusters other than to notice how many there are! All rights reserved. © Text copyright Fleur 2026.