I had a wander around my garden yesterday. I had thought that there wasn’t anything to show at the moment, and that it was all about the trees!
But, I did find a few splashes of colour, along with more signs of autumn. The leaves on our oak trees are starting to turn. Two petunias have flowered among the fallen leaves. The hydrangea is looking strangely sad, but I love the mauve petals. Bushes are changing colour and there are red berries to be found.
I have yet to start planting all my lovely bulbs. We didn’t have a spare minute last weekend! Assuming the rain holds off, it’s one of my jobs for this weekend. It will be a good chance to get the boys out into the garden and engaged again.
But, as we really are all about the trees: how are they getting on?
The leaves are falling in earnest now, and many trees have already lost their leaves entirely. Silhouettes of branches have started to replace the vibrant, dense colours. A blanket of brightly coloured, crunchy leaves covers many pavements.
Temperatures are dropping and some days it is starting to feel properly, see your breath, cold. As we head towards November the chances of snow start to increase.
I’m not ready for winter yet, I’d like to hang on to autumn for a little while longer!
I am linking up with the wonderful Mammasaurus again for her ‘How does your garden grow?’ linky. Click on the badge and be inspired.
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Great post!
Thank you!
I love Autumn! Some gorgeous pictures
I love autumn too :) Thank you x
Beautiful pictures. I listened to a radio 4 piece the other day about not cutting back but enjoying the winter berries and wood colours. I’m excited about my spring greens, onions and leaks which are doing nicely :)
Thank you. The colours are just lovely at the moment, definitely to be savoured! I wish we’d been organised enough to plant some winter vegetables, we’re just getting ready for spring now :)
gorgeous colours at this time of year, and you’ve captured them beautifully x
Oh, thank you :) The colours are just begging to be photographed!
Gorgeous reflections and it looks like someones laid out the red carpet for an important arrival! I would happily roll around in that!
It does, doesn’t it?! The walk to school today was very slow as we had to crunch through every pile :)
Wicked colouts – and what lucky birds to be able to next in those boxes!
I love the colours – and that tree with no leaves stands out so much amongst them all – love it! I need to get on a plane for a leaf scrunching walk session me thinks!
Thanks for joining in again x
Thank you :) The boys made the nest boxes, hopefully we’ll get some birds nesting next year. So many trees are nearly bare already, it’s going to be a very different landscape soon. Thanks for hosting xx
such gorgeous fall colors! i am missing fall so much with these thursday posts. but at least i get peeks into it this way.
You can enjoy fall vicariously through the rest of us :) we’ll all be very jealous of you once the snow starts here…!
The lake or pond picture was fabulous with the reflection of the leaves! I can’t wait for piles of red leaves like those too.
Thank you! It did look beautiful surrounded by trees, I was pleased that the reflection came out :)
What amazing photos Sara, all the trees look amazing – it’s going to be rather spectacular isn’t it. I love seeing so many leaves on the ground although I would just want to kick them like a child! I hope the cold weather holds off a bit longer :)
Ah, the temptation to wade through the leaves is pretty high! And my 4yo can’t walk past a pile without kicking them :)
Beautiful photos, some many gorgeous colours x
Thank you x
I am in leafy love, look at the paths all covered in those fabulous red leaves and all the other glorious colours of yellow, orange and gold. Ah Sara, I get a real smile at your posts every week. The berries are awesome too. That’s it, you have convinced me I need to get my act together and see New England in the Fall for real xx
Ooo, you really should, and you know someone to visit too :)
Oh Sara your pictures are beautiful and once again convince me to someday see New England in the fall! It looks so very gorgeous. Will you have snow for many months? Hope you’ve packed your thermals?! xx
Thank you x You really should visit…
Last year we didn’t have bad snow until February, but it then hung around for the best part of two months! Not my favourite time of the year :)
Gorgeous pics, especially love the one with the reflection and the 2nd to last :) beautiful x
Thank you x