Monday 27 February 2012

Days 56,57,58.

Saturdays are always welcome in our house, and this one dawned blue and bright - even more welcome - and warm for February.  As chez Suzie, Saturday involves football too, and this is DH cleaning his precious F50 boots.  He's quite happy to clean them, I just have to clean the kitchen afterwards!


Sunday - light.

Not feeling particularly inventive today, I just went for the obvious - my lovely shade in the hallway.  It always makes me happy as I think it's so pretty.


Monday morning - grey and miserable, as befits most Mondays in my book.  However, no mist, so I've opted for the only tree in our garden, which is a wonderful marker of the seasons.  Black and stark in winter, it blossoms early, before any leaves sprout, with loads of beautiful white blossoms which the local bluetits and great tits love.  It then grows leaves that are a mix of dark green and dark red underneath, and makes little cherry like fruit - also popular with the birds, it took me years to realise there were any fruit!  Finally in autumn it turns a gorgeous orangey red.  This is its spring look this year :)


7 comments:

  1. Your tree is so beautiful. Unfortunately we don't have any trees at all in our garden- so I've had to borrow one of the local ones as my 'victim'.

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  2. What a beautiful picture, Ali !

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  3. Hehe I know exactly what you mean about having to clean after the cleaning of the boots! Beautiful tree :)

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  4. spring is on its way. well done to DS

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  5. i am so glad those football kit days are over... i know mean mommy.. but i just never could get into that culture at all...

    love your blossoming tree.. lets hope there wont be any early frost to kill of those beautiful blossoms!

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  6. Beautiful blossoms; even when the petals fall the stamens are attractive!

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  7. How lovely to have atree in blossom just now. Your son cleaning his football boots is definitely one for the album

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