Broad Beans, Strawberries and 'Tates

My broad beans are in flower!  Beautiful flowers which look white from a distance but which are actually of the palest violet-grey, with black spots and very delicate black striations running along the undersides of the petals.  Never having grown broad beans before I'm really excited.

The strawberries are also flowering profusely, and yesterday after the rain we spent some time picking the snails off the leaves and flinging them over the fence (organic pest control at its finest!).  We also put some straw down for the berries to rest on when they appear.

Finally, the 'tates in the bag are through, what seems like ages after planting them.  A grand total of one is through in the veg patch, so we're waiting with bated breath for more to join it.