Going Nuts Again

Hazelnuts from the garden.   Nikon D80

10th October 2013

We planted the hazel tree not long after we moved into the house.   The last few years, the crop of nuts has been quite reasonable.

This year I have been diligent in collecting them as they fall; I seem to have beaten any mice to them this year and it has been quite some time since I last saw a squirrel.

Now where are the crackers....

Autumn Pink

Rose just opening.  Fuji F10

9th October 2013

Despite being allergic to roses, I do rather like the shape of the flowers, especially just as the buds are opening.

I am always amazed at how they start flowering in the late spring, yet can go all through until the frosts get really hard in the Winter.

There is not much else that is pink this time of year either.

Black and shiny

Last picking of blackberries.  Nikon D80

8th October 2013

With the harvest being a bit late this year, I am making the most of what blackberries are still around.

We have some windfall apples in the garden, so it looks like apple and blackberry crumble is on the menu for supper :)

Conkers Bonkers

Conkers.  Fuji F10

7th October 2013

Autumn is definitely here when the conkers are ripe and ready for raising bruises along the forearm of anyone willing to accept a challenge.

To pickle, bake or soak in glue, the art of cheating at conkers always seemed like part of the fun.

I wonder what interesting solutions I have in the garage that may harden up these beauties....

Red at last

Ripe Tomatoes,  Nikon D80

6th October 2013

At last, some of the tomatoes have managed to turn red enough to be considered ripe!

Time to plan a salad....

Another day, another A380

A380 in the rain.  Fuji F10

5th October 2013

It is time to return back to the UK again today.   Like most mornings I have been here in Singapore, it is raining again.

Although the A380's I have flown on recently have had a bit more space than other aircraft, it is still a 13 hour flight to endure....

Tree ferns, ferns in trees

Ferns growing in trees.  Fuji F10

4th October 2013

The high humidity and perennial wet here in Singapore means that the vegetation is lush and grows anywhere and everywhere.

There are flowers and vines hanging from the bridges that cross the road, there is moss on walls, and there are ferns growing along the branches of the trees.

The trees do not seem to mind however.