Our flowering cherry tree is usually the first to drop its leaves about the end of September but here it is, still hanging on and giving us the most wonderful autumn colouring show.
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These berries have been around for weeks and weeks, I hope they ripen enough for the birds very soon.
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Even the figs are still ripening. We have already picked three a couple of weeks ago and these are the last two. I check on them each morning and they are steadily getting browner and ready to eat. They are delicious. We only had one the first year and none at all last year, so have done marvellously well this year.
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Even the roses won't give up yet!
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We have three blueberry bushes, bought this season, which have given us about a dozen fruits. They are just looking spectacular at present. Growing furiously and sporting this wonderful red foliage.
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Another very warm and sunny day today.
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We even had a sun tan session each today to prepare us for our winter holiday.
We don't want to look too white when we go to the Canaries in a few weeks time and the sun here isn't quite hot enough! Not even on our secluded patio!
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Hope you are storing up warmth for the winter.
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I have been following a very inspirational blog recently, written by Ellie. She has such strength and her courage is wonderful. She got a phenomenal following after an article in a daily newspaper. She brings home to me that I really should be thankful for what I have, especially as I have already had my three score years and ten (plus a bit!) and she may never have that chance. We need people like her to bring us up short occasionally.
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Ann x
2 comments:
Lovely photos! We still have quite a lot of colour, especially the trees.
Yes, Kath, we have never had the leaves on our trees for so long. Even the echinops are putting out new flowers. There is new growth about a foot high. Not usually visible until well in to the New Year. Nature doesn't know where it is! Ann x
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