#366 - Wreath of beech leaf buds, ivy, lungwort and primrose

9th April, 2018

One day, I won't be thrilled by Spring. But not today.

#79 - Circle of Beech Leaves

I think the whole reason I started this blog was so that I could stand in the woods this morning, in the rain, and arrange beech leaves into rings of colour. As  I worked in the mud I heard myself whistling softly, "Joyful, Joyful, Lord we Adore Thee" and I don't know if it was because  the creating was making me feel so happy or because the trees seemed aflame with glory.

#65 - Beech Leaves

Really, I just wanted to showcase these two gorgeous little copper leaves, then I got distracted by the colours of the other leaves in the beech hedge by the car park. It was a very windy day and my leaves kept blowing away, hence the slightly haphazard arrangement; in the end, my seven year old came and acted as a windbreak and we got a picture before the delightfully burnished top leaves whisked joyfully away again. 

#33 - Beechnuts

This Autumn is just so emphatically Autumnal. I can't believe I've never really liked this Season - I associate it with the nights drawing in but the clocks haven't changed yet so I am loving the sunshine and the trees and hedgerows which are bursting with life. Blackberries - scarlet and purple, dusky blue sloes, gleaming hawthorn berries, crimson and orange rosehips, everything is gorgeous. These beechnuts looked so bold in the afternoon sun, their rusty yellow cases glowing gold against the beech's glossy, dark green leaves.