It has been mild, but very wet autumn this year, not enough chance to be outside to enjoy the colours;
the trees are still holding on to their leaves.
Luckily, we have a good view from our kitchen window of the Persian ironwood shrub, growing in the pot just outside.
Never disappoints, these spectacular colours appear every year.
We saw this much larger specimen
of Persian ironwood in Dyffryn Gardens
in Wales last month.
Further down the garden is the yellow of the quince tree, also in the pot,
with reds of the ornamental cherry shrub behind.
This small quince tree has produced some fruit for the second time since we got it;
enough for just four jars of jam,
the last jam of the year.
Flavoured with cinnamon and little rosemary,
it smells and tastes divine.
The crab apple tree is still green, holding on to its fruit; normally blackbirds would have cleared this by now, which means that there is still enough food for them elsewhere.
And just to get that Christmas feeling, I am making another felt piece from the
"12 Days of Christmas" series,
the Swan, to join the French Hen I made a couple of years ago.
Gorgeous colours in the trees around us but todays wind and rain have had the leaves falling and swirling round. Quince always makes such a pretty coloured preserve and cinnamon sounds like a great addition. A few dry days would be nice so I can plant the rest of my bulbs and we could finish cutting back the budleia. Mind you, if we get a dry day we will probably head out somewhere lol. xx
ReplyDeleteAmazing colours! Your jam looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colors of autumn. We had them recently too, but the snow came early this winter.
ReplyDeleteYour quince jam looks delicious... I like it very much.
My Advent wreath is finished and the stars are being attached inside and outside, everything will shine in its most beautiful splendor on the weekend.
I wish you a wonderful first weekend of Advent.
Snow star greetings from Viola.
Thank you, Viola! I know that your house will look wonderful :-)
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