nature in the home

One of our big old apple trees was caught up in last Monday's storm, which tore a large branch from the tree. Down with it came a huge ball of mistletoe. It's sad really, such a big old tree losing an arm and I'm already missing the sight of that big ball of mistletoe clinging on high up there. I've gathered lots up and bought it inside to decorate the house, a little early for Christmas maybe but I don't care. It's funny stuff, lurid yellowy green in colour with leaves looking pretty in pairs and not-quite-white yet berries. I thought it looked a little medusa-like in my lovely new Arbour Harbour bowl by Elisabeth Dunker, I ordered mine from here.

I'm joining Lou again with her weekly series, nature in the home.

fireworks

How was your weekend? Ours was pretty busy, sorting stuff out at home and in the garden. The whole of Sunday was spent making cider, we managed to press about 30 litres worth of apples! But Saturday night we did get out, we joined my parents to watch the fireworks in our local town. We had the most amazing view from their garden, the display was right over our heads, as we looked up our visual field was filled with a dazzling, glittering, jumping, spinning, and whirling shower of light, it really was incredible. I took a few pictures on my phone, but the rest of the time my eyes were fixed on the delights in the sky.

summer on film

It's nice to look back and remember the summer, especially now the clocks have turned back and we've entered November - no more denying we're heading for winter now. Looks like summer from years back when it's shot on out-of-date film using our LOMO, funny really to think it was only a few months ago we were holidaying in Sweden [more here and here, though not on film]

NB. some of these were taken by D