I love November
I always used to hate November: greyness, wetness, short days and dank, dark nights. It felt to me as if the world turned inward and the light left the sky and as the days darkened my energy dropped and so did my mood. When did my feelings change? I am not sure. My mother died in November and my father two years later in December. I think that these losses combined with my own growing sense of how fast time runs away with you have shifted me towards wanting to make the very most of each day. I can't afford to discount three or four months of the year. How many more years are there? I have no idea but I should make my days count. And lo and behold! It is possible to change the patterns of a lifetime! It is possible to find things to love in November and to be energised and excited, just as much as in Spring. Over the last few years I have found lots of ways to feel good in November and for me that seems to require some particular things to shape my day: Going Outside Far a
How full and lush it all looks. You're onto something here with the views from the same spot each season.
ReplyDeleteLooks fantastic. The last view is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteJust looks so green now Elizabeth, so different from the winter pics. Obviously down to your gardening prowess and weeding discipline!
ReplyDeleteYour sweet peas are great...
It certainly looks beautiful. I love the view of the south bank.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely it all looks. But what have you done with the people?
ReplyDeleteWith few words - looks good.
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely to know where each spot is having been lucky enough to visit!
ReplyDeleteLooking good. As Ponside said, full and lush.
Pond side - the idea is hosted by Helen at patient gardener and I should have said so in the text. I really like it. It is so easy to forget what things do throughout the year.
ReplyDeleteJoy - much of what makes the garden beautiful is nothing to do with us and everything to do with the view!
Loving all the greeny lushness and especially those clear, clear blue skies. When I have a garden again someday, I am going to do this. I bet it's a great help in planning new plantings for the Spring.
ReplyDeleteChris - sadly weeding discipline a bit absent. Try to plant so much stuff together thatbthere is no room for weeds. Great theory but doesn't always work
ReplyDeleteNora - the view is fab!
Fennie - I can't have people cluttering up my photographs! I snuck out when there was no one there.
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ReplyDeleteShazzzzzam! Wowzers! Looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteMountainear - didn't show you chicken attack area though!
ReplyDeleteJane - everything you gave me is thriving. Thank you!
Beautiful gardens. So green for summer. Things are a liitle drier in Australia in summer.
ReplyDeleteOnly four weeks until our visit to Wales. Very excited.
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Caroline - it is really useful to have the record and interesting to see how things change. This is the second year I have been doing it so I can now compare July 2010 with July 2011. Fascinating to see the difference!
ReplyDeleteMarcheline - aw shucks
ReplyDeleteChris - we do green here. We do very good green.
Does your heart good to see such lovely photographs.
ReplyDeleteI wish my garden needed very few words. I do hope you'll do a post with every month at the end of the year.
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