Matching plastic bag

Warm and sunny

Bumblebee

Scaffolding

Top floors of a house in St. Aubyns glimpsed between two buildings in Vallance Road.

Turquoise and white

Window display, Florian, Western Road.

Olive trees and hydrangeas

Plant display outside igigi, Western Road.

Foxgloves and rosemary

Yesterday's display outside igigi, Western Road.

Back at work

Well, they're considering an offer. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Disintegrating

I know the sky's out there somewhere

Looking down Hove Street through a heavy sea mist.
You can see more sky photographs at this week's Skywatch Friday.

Still piling up

Rubbish in Blatchington Road on Wednesday morning - there's more strike action planned for next week.

Daughters and son

Hirst family grave, St. Andrew's Old Church, Church Road. 
The inscription on the far side of the grave reads: In sacred and loving memory of Ellen Matilda Hirst, who departed this life at 56 Brunswick Square in this parish, the 28th of February 1863 in her 27th year. Youngest daughter of John Hirst, Esqr., of Great Ropers, South Weald, Essex, a magistrate and Deputy Lieutenant for the county, and formerly Captain in the Royal Horse Guards. 'Blue'.
Also in sacred and loving memory of Emily Eliza Hirst, who departed this life at Great Ropers, South Weald, the 21st of September 1865, aged 47 years. Second Daughter of the above named John Hirst Esqr.
Also in affectionate memory of Frederick Hotham Hirst, Esqr., second son of the above John Hirst, Esqr.,who died at Brighton on the 3rd of March 1898 aged 83 years.
Also of Emma Hirst, eldest daughter of the above John Hirst, Esqr., who died at Brighton on the 7th of March 1898 aged 82 years.
The 1851 census shows Ellen (b. 1827), Emily (b.1819), Emma (b. 1816) and Frederick (b. 1814) living with their brother, Robert A. H. Hirst (b. 1813) at 18 Brunswick Square with 7 servants [lady's maid, cook, 2 housemaids, footman, 2 grooms]. 
The 1891 census shows Frederick and Emma living at 51 Brunswick Square  with 5 servants [manservant, lady's maid, cook, upper housemaid and under housemaid].

Grey and misty

One of those days with no definition between sky and sea.

Trailing on the pavement

Blue rock bindweed (Convolvulous sabatius) growing over a garden wall, Vallance Road.

Rubbish

Hove Street on day 2 of a planned week-long strike.

Yellow

A flourishing clump of Yellow Fumitory (Corydalis lutea) growing between bricks, Third Avenue.

Brightening up

Today the weather seems to be improving after a couple of cold and overcast days. It's cheering to see some blue patches up there above Vallance Gardens!
You can see more sky photographs at this week's Skywatch Friday.

Number 13

Gatepost, Third Avenue.

Ivy and petunias

The right-hand side of the garden at 35 Third Avenue.

35 Third Avenue

It's that iris time of year

Irises make a colourful but brief show every year in this Vallance Road garden.

Brunswick Place

Brunswick Square in the distance.

Blue as far as the eye can see

Hove Station on a lovely sunny morning.

View from above

View from the first floor of Cafe Quench, 50 George Street.
You can see more sky photographs at this week's Skywatch Friday.

Looks like summer is here

Front garden, 13 Third Avenue.

Beautiful

Wisteria, Stirling Place.

Blue

Ceanothus (Californian lilac), Sackville Road.

Green and glossy

Ivy-covered wall, Sackville Road.

One determined seagull

Chimney, Princes Avenue, with newly-fitted bird deterrents.

Theme Day - The beauty of decay

In this case, the beautiful colours of decay on a garden fence.
Visit the City Daily Photo theme day for June to see other entries following this theme.