Catching rays

Everyone likes the early morning sunshine, including tiny garden orb web spiders. This one was enjoying a sheltered spot in a newly opened chicory flower. There's no doubt in my mind that chicory is my favourite meadow flower this summer. It is particularly desired by hoverflies and its stunning colour is somewhere between cornflower and azure blue. One plant provides a dazzling floral display which then becomes the most frequently visited corner of the garden by insects and early morning photographers.

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