This autumn the weather has been incredibly mild, which has been a delight to us – I’ve been catching up on a bit of gardening, enjoying fresh air and bird song and it has been lovely to go for walks, but there are plants which are getting a little confused. The roses have been blooming as though it was still summer and some sections of the ceanothus have burst into bloom; they must think it’s May!
We have had stunning blue skies and starry, moonlit nights to step outside and gaze up at – no frosts yet! I just hope the birds don’t start to think it’s spring and begin nesting.
We are still eating the fruit we harvested in late summer/early autumn and have plenty left in the freezer to see us through the winter, so that when winter does arrive in a white coat, we will be reminded of the balmy days of summer.
Dorothy Russell
20th Nov 2011