The Olympic Spirit of Summer 2012

Summer has been spent being amazed, awed and humbled by the sheer skill, strength and stamina of the Olympians and the Para Olympians. We were lucky enough to go to Wembley to see the final of the women's football, USA versus Japan (2-1) and to see the athletics at the Para Olympics. Wow! David Weir in the 1500m heats, David Devine in the men's 800m heats, Oscar Pistorius and Alan Oliveira receiving their Silver and Gold medals in that controversial 200m race.

The stadium was spectacular, as I am sure are all the other venues. The wild flower planting was a sea of intense gold and bronze, with areas that provided a restful, quiet place away from the crowds. And what crowds! the roars in the stadium were such as I've never heard, and people spilling and swilling outside the venues, were happy, proud and excited to be there.

I think that Team GB were fantastic, as were the organisers, and everyone involved in this sporting summer.

I am glad that I was able to enjoy it fully, and back at home in Kingsdown, I was able to nurture some of the Olympic spirit with a couple of window boxes filled with Dr Nigel Dunnett of Pictorial Meadow, candy mix wildflower seed, which I am happy to say is still blooming its little heart out.