November garden

 

November garden

 
Antirrhinum, snapdragon, bunny mouth

Nasturtiums

Variegated nasturtium leaves. The marbling on these leaves is beautiful.

                            Herb Robert - Geranium robertianum

I love this wildflower that grows so freely in the garden. The foliage turns red as the plant matures. The leaves and flowers are edible, fresh or dried, and can be made into a tea. It is thought to repel mosquitoes if the leaves are rubbed on the skin.

Mahonia japonica flowers from late autumn to early spring and is a valuable source of pollen for early bumblebees. It has a strong sweet scent, a delight on a still winter day.

                                Three of the stages of raspberries 

Raspberries

I ate two  raspberries from the garden on Wednesday. I don’t think the rest will ripen now.

Courgette with teaspoon for comparison of size

This is from our courgette plant. I think it will be fine, maybe stuffed.

                                             Sweet pepper

                                                    Chillies

Begonia fuchsioides indoor plant in the last days of its summer holiday. It will have to come back into the conservatory soon.

Magpie Tales #53 The lion

Thank you to Willow who organises and hosts this meme. To read more Magpies please click here.

Image copyright Tess Kincaid

The lion roared as if to say,

‘Use what I hold with utmost care’

But little children like to play

And shook the pepper everywhere

Until the sneezes it released

Made everybody weak and red

So when at last the uproar ceased

They all repaired at once to bed.

The lion laughed and shook his mane,

The clout he held delighted him;

‘I may be glass yet I maintain

Dominion over all of them.’