It was a tad windy here yesterday. The tail end of Hurricane Gonzalo swept through, bringing impressively wild weather. I was very happy that we didn’t have a boat in the harbour – or on the beach – and delighted that I had taken photos of some of the autumn leaves in the front garden….
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Congratulations, it’s a twofer! Two memes in a single post, celebrating both flowers and foliage. Can’t be bad… Leaves first. I’m joining Christina’s Garden Bloggers’ Foliage Day meme. No real surprise, given how hot the weather has been, that the silver foliage plants are really coming in to their own and stealing the show somewhat….
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I am celebrating foliage along with Christina, and many others. There is a lot of foliage that is making me smile at the moment. There is a little corner in the back garden, next to the two greenhouses, that makes me smile every time I walk past it. Some of this is due to the…
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