Tag Archives: Autumn

Tree leaves and bark

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Continuing on my tree and autumn theme – this week it is all about shapes. I hate to think of nature designing anything. Everything has adapted and has evolved to be the best it can be. Each leaf having it own unique pattern. Even the bark of the oak tree is an intricate pattern of different shapes.

Six on Saturday – 9th October 2021

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Finally some respite from the rain. Temperatures though remain exceptionally mild for October. Thank you to The Propagator for hosting Six on Saturday.

First this week a Hawthorn shieldbug – not that well camouflaged against the reddening leaves.

  • Hawthorn shieldbug

We are still getting some autumn raspberries – though the wet weather of the last three days has made them pretty squishy. Maybe able to harvest a few more this weekend as weather dries up a bit.

  • Raspberries

Not such good crop from the apples this year, and those few that are there, are being attacked by birds. Picked six good ones from the Pixie apple though.

  • Pixie apple
  • Pixie apple

Some hazel nuts too.

  • Hazel nut

There hasn’t been great germination of the winter lettuce.

  • Lettuce

But I am holding out for these brussels spouts to fill out for Christmas!

  • Brussel sprouts

Lens-Artists Challenge #167 – The Colours of Autumn

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Here in Ireland the leaves are only just beginning to change – here a horse chestnut tree from last week just changing to its autumn colours.

  • Horse chestnut

The following images are from last autumn. This year we have lots of red haw berries again – they say it is the sign of a hard winter to come.

  • Hawthorn berries

Lime trees turn a wonderful shade of yellow.

  • Lime tree leaves

And I love to watch the larch trees change from my kitchen window.

  • Larch

While the days can be dull and grey the leaves bring a bit of sunshine.

Six on Saturday – 28th August 2021

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There is a real feel of autumn in the air. So first this week in the garden is a lovely spider web – there were lots this morning.

  • Spider web

In the wildflower meadow, the late summer – autumn flowers are out – first devil’s bit scabious. I love the colour of this flower.

  • Devil’s bit scabious

Also in the meadow is knapweed. A great pollinator plant.

  • Common knapweed

Autumn of course brings fruit. We don’t have much this year (cold, May with frost) and the brambly apples have got scab – for the first time ever.

  • Scabby apple

Autumn also bring seeds heads – poppies being one of my favourite.

  • Poppy seed heads

Thankfully there is still some colour – here from snapdragons.

  • Snapdragon

Thank you to The Propagator for hosting Six on Saturday.

Six on Saturday – Happy Halloween

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Of course it being Halloween I have to start with the pumpkins this week. Not home grown this year, but kids made good job with their carvings all the same.

There is also a full moon tonight. Not the best of photos, but this is it through the trees.

  • Perfect Halloween full moon

We had some gales earlier with Storm Aiden, leaving most of the remaining leaves on the ground.

  • wet leaves

However, I did manage to get a photo of the dogwood yesterday before the storm arrived (it is pretty much stripped bare now).

  • Dogwood

And the field maple, which always goes a lovely yellow shade too.

  • Maple

We have also started feeding the birds again too. Here a blue tit, coal tit and great tit all sharing.

  • Busy bird feeder

So wishing you all a very Happy All Hallows Eve. And special thanks to The Propagator for hosting six on Saturday.