Autumn Cottage Garden Safaris

The Autumn Leaves....

The last few grapes on the vine, left for the birds to enjoy

The clocks 'fell' back an hour last night - the Dark of the year descends upon us...but still the garden is clothed in the glorious colours of autumn. Some glimpses of Autumn Cottage garden in the last days of October...

The last few apples on the tree...and on the ground, for blackbirds and all manner of other beasties to fill up on...

What a glorious view from my bathroom window - red sumach, yellow field maple, oak in the distance...

 

Vitis 'Brandt' - can you see why it has a reputation for especially beautiful leaf colour? These call out to be captured in a watercolour, don't they?

Misty Mornings in Autumn Cottage Garden...

The first real fog of autumn yesterday morning, but as the sun broke through, the garden looked beautifully peaceful...

The peace was only broken by these two little robins, chatting to each other about where the best bugs were hiding in the trellis arbour over the gate...