Autumn has come and with it come seasonal tasks – like raking up leaves in their thousands. Still, it’s good exercise for us before the cold keeps us indoors for days on end and it makes for great mulch for feeding the soil. As you can see, this tree has shed most of its leaves now so the end of such chores is in sight.
Our pampas
grass is full of seeds, the graceful fronds languorously swaying in the breeze.
I love the shape they make
and how this is framed by the nearby apple tree.
The
russets are repeated in our rose-tree-gone-wild. We leave its sprawling shoots
unclipped as sparrow swings and it provides a food supply as well.
This shot I love. It really does express Keats’
‘Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’. Our magnolia tree (grande flora) has
swollen seed pods and some now disperse their seeds. Though I knew we could see
the misty effects on the trees in the background, it was only after that I
noticed the intricate spider’s wed glistening in the dampness.
Our apple trees have produced a great harvest
this year. One was planted here when we arrived, the other a kind gift from
Angeliki and Merkouris – thank you, guys!
I’ve got loads of apple sauce frozen, made
crumbles and Z’s all-time favourite, tarte tatin. Here it is, with one of my
favourites, moussakas. I love the change-of-season foods. We have already
attacked them, I’m afraid!
Our almonds
have made pesto sauces – with almonds, cheese, olive oil and basil leaves – as
well as a paste base-layer over tart pastry, topped with a plum and apple
sauce.
Mr Mao
loves lying on the warmth of the almond shells as they dry out in the sun.
Cats always
find the best places to chill. 😊
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