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Quote of the day:
“What wondrous life is this I lead!
Ripe apples drop about my head;
The luscious clusters of the vine
Upon my mouth do crush their wine;
The nectarine and curious peach
Into my hands themselves do reach;
Stumbling on melons, as I pass,
Ensnared with flowers, I fall on grass.”
~ Andrew Marvell
Forage in October for:
Sweet Chestnuts, Sloes, Dandelion Leaves, Rosehips, Hops, Walnuts, Haws (Hawthorn berries), Wild Strawberries, Cleavers, Burdock Roots, Rowan Berries
Category Archives: autumn
Six on Saturday – Eeek, it’s December
01-12-2018 Oh wow, it’s December already. Have you got your advent calendars out? Have you got all your spring bulbs in? I’ll be honest, I’ve been beavering away on this task on and off all week to meet the end … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, Six on Saturday
Tagged #NationalTreeWeek, #SixOnSaturday, Gardening, Indian Bean Tree, Photography
19 Comments
Six on Saturday – Senescence and decay
17-11-2018 This week the leaves fell off all the trees around here and the landscape is now looking shockingly bare. It has really changed the feel of things. The light has changed. The protective canopy has gone. This cycle is … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, Six on Saturday
Tagged #SixOnSaturday, Fungi, Gardening, macro, Melianthus major, Photography, Rust, Six on Saturday, Topiary
25 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – The value of set-aside
Posted in autumn, Out and about, Trees, Wordless
Tagged Autumn colours, Beech woods, countryside, Photography, Shepreth
7 Comments
Six on Saturday – The Long Goodbye
What a glorious autumn we are having. We’ve had some frosts, which have carried the dahlias etc off, clearing space for the coming week’s bulb planting. They also helped the colours ramp up, so there is now a great show … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday – Moments of brightness
Posted in autumn, Wordless
Tagged autumn, Gardening, ginkgo, orange, Photography, Sunshine, tithonia
10 Comments
Six on Saturday – Snippets and seeds
It’s been a mad week: A wedding coming up this weekend, so clothes etc. to sort out, family to gather up from universities, food to prepare for an autumn feast at work, plus a special birthday to attend. On Monday … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, Flowers
Tagged #SixOnSaturday, chrysanthemums, Cosmos, Gardening, Photography, seeds, Six on Saturday, Symphyotricum
14 Comments
Six-On-Saturday: Storing up treasures
13-10-2018 Today’s morning dogwalk encompassed sunshine, blustery winds, fallen trees, a couple of rain showers and a lovely double rainbow. Straddling the seasons as it were. It was also very warm, 26.5 deg C by lunchtime if my car is … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, Food, fruit
Tagged #SixOnSaturday, Everlasting flowers, Gardening, Harvest, Preserving, Six on Saturday
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