It’s been a gloriously blue sky, bright sun day but very cold – perfect winter weather. My lovely Mr S went out and planted the last of our bulbs, two packs of each, for colour in the Spring while I stayed indoors, kept warm and nursed this infuriating virus.
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Planting for Spring Colour
Roses, Leaves and A Book
Friends I’ve know since teenage years and whom we haven’t seen for a while as they now live in Wales, popped in this afternoon and we had a lovely couple of hours catching up and laughing. They brought us some beautifully sunny roses.
The colour on the Amanagowa Cherry tree is bright and autumnal.
I’ve had a lot of time to read this last week and have just finished a remarkable and beautiful book, one of those where the characters stay in your head and you continue to think about them and their futures. All the characters are so well drawn, the plotting is intriguing and the descriptions of the natural world are lyrical and evocative – really a beautiful read.
Thank you M for lending me this treasure of a read.
Cosmos, Autumn and A Rope
Lifting the blind at the back this morning, I was delighted to see the Cosmos still giving their best.
Seen through a rain drenched window
I love the view across the Penryn River as I park for Thursday’s singing. The autumnal leaves are developing more colour each week.
The sun came out after a heavy shower and lit up the golden leaves.
The beautiful neatness of this coil of rope on the edge of the quay caught my eye this morning.
I love the shadows too.
Another Kitten, Feather and Flowers
The kitten I showed you yesterday left home and went to live with daughter no 1. This one stayed at home and here he is at about 12 weeks and 6 months.
A feather turned up on the carpet. How? I don’t know but I do love the delicacy of feathers.
The white Cosmos flowers are still going strong despite the wild winds and heavy rains.
Taken through the window
Dawn, Sweet Peas and Japanese Anemones
I haven’t been up to see the dawn for a very long time but the family were leaving early for their long drive home so I caught the gorgeous peachy clouds of the morning. The house is now too quiet. 
Our Sweet Peas are still gorgeous. I’ve taken a photo today as Cornwall has a yellow weather warning for heavy rain overnight so they may not be as lovely tomorrow.
The Japanese Anemones are lovely too, today. 
Sunflowers, Onions and Seedlings
I love the Sunflowers growing alongside the poly tunnel at Roots and the photo of the one my SIL sent yesterday from her garden in Atlanta!
Some time ago, I sowed 8,000 onion seeds at Roots and now here they are. They make up for our own disaster.
Today, I transplanted baby Purple Sprouting Broccoli from the seed trays into modules. 
Soup, Topper and Pollinators
We had the most delicious soup for lunch today, Red Pepper soup, brought to us by dear friends.
Red Pepper Soup. Thanks M x
Exercise for Mr S now includes a short walk along our road to the post box where there was a delightful new topper of ice creams and ice lollies.
I’ve been talking with a fellow blogger about the lack of butterflies this summer but we do have some pollinators.
Chocolate Pudding and Crocosmia
After seeing the physio this afternoon and my lovely Mr S being signed off as he is doing so well, I decided we needed a celebratory pudding and as we had some pears that needed eating up, I made Squidgy Chocolate Pear Pudding and it was, indeed, scrumptious.
It’s Crocosmia season and the hedges along the lanes are full of the bright orange variety, Common Montbretia. We have that all along the top of our Cornish hedge up the side of the garden and in the beds we have a beautiful golden one and a scarlet one.
Common Montbretia
Lucifer
Gerbe d’Or
Like many of you, I’m sure, I find that the events in the world right now can be overwhelming and in writing my blog, I try to focus on the beautiful things all around us. Today, a post by Suzy whom I follow, spoke of the situation in Gaza and I thought you may (or may not) like to read it too. Here it is if you’d like to.
Posy, A Scarecrow and A View
I made a pretty little posy of garden flowers for friends with whom we were going to visit this evening.
One of the villages we went through is having its Scarecrow week. I only managed to get one photo.
The view from their sitting room was most unexpected – St Antony lighthouse.
Beans, Lavender and Poppy
Our Broad Bean crop is looking promising
Our allotment neighbour has a lovely Lavender border., loved by the bees.
This is a self sown Poppy and it is glorious.
