Windy, Windy Weather

Well, what a crappy day, regarding the weather that is. We've had 31mm of rain overnight and still getting more in patches, but it's the wind that is causing chaos. I decided to survey the situation between showers and found my Lavatera arborea variegata had split at the base and fallen over. Last week I had thought about taking off a branch which had  already split. It had been growing so well and was just beginning to flower. I may decide to leave it as is and hope it sets seed. Usually I have odd ones pop up nearby.
Another casualty  is my Echium pininana.  Disappointingly it has blown right over. This is the first time I've grown one and was most impressed when it started to head for the sky and some flowers began to pop open up the stem. I will make an attempt to stand it and put a stake in just as soon as the wind calms down. I'll just hope the roots aren't too badly damaged.
                                                            2 days ago.....

and today

Meanwhile the Wisteria is blooming beautifully whilst securely tied (I hope) to its pipe. I really need to get rid of the excess  hideous bright blue twine spoiling the whole effect. I may get only a short time to enjoy its colour as the rosellas usually swoop in and chew off the flowers, leaving a mauve carpet beneath.

I picked up plenty of dead branches from under the trees while I was out there. That's about the only way the wind helps out, pruning off old wood high up, where I can't reach.
The rest of the plants laying over will most likely stand up again and carry on. Tomorrow will be better.