We had high hopes that this might be a service tree. The fact that the berries are not the brown colour we expected has lead us to sadly conclude it isn't. Still yet to find one on a (very long) hunt for what was once a common sight.




Only a few highlights of leafage left in some spots.




I always hope I don't look too rough as buzzards circle overhead. Guys, I'm still moving.


Last rems of chicory flowers and below, a dazzling pink borage flower. How delightful.




Take care,

 

I've dithered and procrastinated before trying to get this post up and running but there's nothing springing to mind about what to say. I'm sure inspiration will strike later and I'll exclaim that obviously I should have talked about so and so but for the moment my mind is steeped in fog, not unlike the garden from my window this morning. The lockdown to-do list is calling and there's lots to get stuck into, almost certainly to be irritatingly punctuated by work cropping up that can only be half-tended to. 

Photographs from a week or two ago on another fairly grey and miserable day (there seem to be plenty of those around lately). 

Take care,

 

It might not be quite as apparent as it ought from these pictures but believe me, the side wind was blowing a hoolie. 
I loved the colour, print and sleeves. I'll have to wear it with my jacket and heels again in the hope of feeling a bit more positive about it.
Bucket and Spade necklace was a cute present from Kezzie, earrings are my most worn, bangles are just a handful I grabbed from my stash. 
Right, I'm off to kick Lockround II's sorry backside, taking no prisoners. 

 

What's this? More fly agaric. Naturally. Did I mention before that the funny little white blotchy blobs on the surface of the red caps are actually the remains of a membrane that it's 'wrapped' in at an earlier life stage? Like a bit of natural packaging. How fascinating. 



You can see a little strand of 'wrapping'  membrane a-dangling from this toadstool. 




Mind the puff ball. 
I like the sturdiness of these style of fungus, like a nice strong parasol sunshade.

Back out into the open air for some seasonal colour.

In all honesty a second lockdown was always expected, although a shorter one much earlier could have saved a lot of rapid transmissions. While we all have to make another adjustment for November the strain on some will be far greater than others and that's going to be difficult. As usual, I'll be hoping to just carry on posting about the great outdoors over here on the blog in my usual fashion. There is so much solace to be found in nature.