country diary – Suzy Blue

Autumn Oak

Autumn is definitely here – the Oak tree has been dropping lots of leaves. Each one looks like a map only an insect could follow 🙂

Autumn is firmly here, despite a few warm days. Mornings start cold and misty, and today there was a touch of frost. The trees are changing colour. Currently the Beech is turning yellow and later in the year it will turn to brown. Along the wall by the church, the cotoneaster is covered in berriesContinue reading “Autumn Bounty”

Garden Tour

I thought I’d show you the pond today. I mentioned when replying to a comment that I really should show you how the pond is going. It looks alot more natural now. Here’s the pond with our garden chairs where we sit and watch the pondskaters and hope to catch sight of frogs: And here’sContinue reading “Garden Tour”

Beginnings of Autumn

I thought I’d do a little country diary catch-up today and let you know what is going on in nature around the village at the moment. Well, it feels very much like autumn to me – the temperature has been consistently lower, the mist hangs across the river in the morning, and some of theContinue reading “Beginnings of Autumn”