Frequent rain showers.
I've had to give this section of the patch a miss for the past two months because it was severely cut back in early June and there has been nothing to see since then. Today's visit showed that a few ferns have put up shoots and a couple of flowers have made a second attempt. The interesting thing about the ferns is that they have made no spores. I suppose that if you're a perennial and have no time left to reproduce, then you might as well make green growth and feed up the root system for next year.
Male Fern (l) and Lady Fern (r):
Hard Shield Fern:
Hartstongue fern:
Herb Bennet (l) and Herb Robert (r):
Nipplewort:
I managed this poor shot of a moth in bad light against a light background. Let's just say that Photoshop has some useful contrast and brightness tuning facilities.