Tag: autumn
The last colour
Autumn is fading and I’ve been trying to get to terms with my phone when out on walks to capture colour inspirations. Carrying a better camera is not always practical, but I must admit I was itching to haul these through Photoshop to try to save a bit of dignity!
Shrooms in a hurry
While the unusual abundance of various mushrooms was at its peak this October, I was of course in bed fainting couch with pneumonia, then dizzy from the antibiotics (I hope), so after a light sprinkle of frost last night I rushed out into the sunny, quiet day to check on a few local specimens.
Between the ears
“You can see what man made from the seat of an automobile, but the best way to see what God made is from the back of a horseâ
In between not feeling so good this summer and again pretty crummy since last week, I had made the decision it was time to get fitter again after three years of doing nearly nothing. Well, the decision has been longer in development as such, but apparently it was time. Really really. Apart from the new problems, my back is killing me slowly, so I just have to find ways to make it stronger.
So I brushed off my boots, tack and the oldest brown pony (21) and got on. We had some absolutely beautiful, still, sunny days, perfect motivation to get started when you live in a wind tunnel.
Little green wonders: Potatoes
Just a promised update on those baking potatoes that I threw in the manure/compost no-dig beds and which have produced such and abundance of leaves over the summer, no water, no care at all.