Autumn

It's getting colder. I took some pretty autumn pictures in the beginning of November, and then some very frosty pictures the next day, after we had the first real night frost.

The low sun makes everything so dramatic.

Leaves like stained glass windows.

And buds already preparing for next spring.

Pretty berries close by ...

... and lovely lines high up!

Our lovely little church (St Paulus, it's been there since the Middle Ages)

Pigeons meeting on the roof.

Grey wall, bright tree.

I love the dapple shade we get form the pollard willow in the front yard (I "planted" it by sticking a branch in the ground just a few years ago, and it had grown like crazy)

My veg patch in the autumn sun ...

...and after the first frost.

I love the color of my shed. It looks good in all seasons, here with the changing colors of the young cherry tree.

Orange and pink in the leaves of the cherry tree.

Who can resist Nasturtiums and dew drops?

Rainbow fairy drops!

A little display at the side door.

 Now for some more frosty pictures:

I love cabbage (to eat, but it looks good, too!)

Last show for the Nicotiana.

The Campanula got outlined in white.

Our insulation at work, still 20 °C inside, without heating!

Eerste herfstdagen

Wardrobe capsule - day 3 and 4 - cool morning, warm afternoon

Yesterday was a bit of an upside down day. I came back from work in the morning (I was on call for the night), went jogging, took a shower and went to bed. In the afternoon I took another nap while the kids were on a play date and in the evening I had to work again, until way past my bed time. I wore my new blue jeans, the dusty pink vest I made and a dusty pink knit fabric shirt I bought about 5 years ago.

Look what I found on my morning run!

A real bird's nest!

It's so pretty, all the textures and soft woodland colors.

We put in the two egg shells Marieke found earlier this year.

I think the long black strands are horse hair, I found the nest near a horse pasture.

I had to combine my photoshoot with watering my poor plants today. I hadn't watered them yesterday and some are really wilted. I hope they perk up tonight, when the air cools down.

Notice how my watering can is also in capsule color! The necklace was a mother's day gift from Pieter 2 years ago.

With matching vest. While I love the dusty pinks, I find that a more 'fresh' color like the bright pink of the necklace or pure white near my face suits me better.

I'm trying tomatoes, red hot chillies and even a winter squash in hanging baskets this year. I'm curious what my harvest will be.