What is it about 4 pm at this time of year? Sunday 20th and I have avoided gardening as it is cold outside and every so often there is a heavy shower. Then comes 4 pm, a gust of wind and it is hailing as well as raining heavily. I return to sitting by the wood burner and read from my ancient iPad.
Next day we have a dramatic sunrise over Morecambe Bay, this taken from outside the kitchen doors.
It is wintry weather, occasional hail, showers, rain, sun and then Storm Bella crosses the country to the south.
There is plenty of foliage colour -
The liquidambar is finally turning.
As is usual I make a small vase of flowers from the garden for lunch on the big day. We have survivors still -
Erigeron and Borage, a yellow rose, Viburnum bodnantense.
There are other things too - the dead head of a sunflower, fruit on the Hypericum and coloured leaves on
the cotoneaster.
But, despite the virus we have had a good Christmas, far too much food, also too rich, (it will be good to get back to boiled egg or soup and toast for lunch) and excellent company. I have received lots of books which will shut me up for a few weeks.
So now, as it hails outside, we stay away from the lower soggy garden and hope the New Year will be a better on for all. (Well, it could not be a lot worse could it?)
Your sunrise pic is out of this world gorgeous.
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