Sunday, 27 September 2015

A lovely Sunday.

We had a lovely walk this afternoon through the countryside and woods near us.  The only thing that marred it was the noise of the motorway - it was LOUD!


Cattle quietly grazing in the field




There was some lovely countryside to admire....


There were quite a few trees that had died and were damaged




Dandelions still flowering.


Berries were plentiful - shame I had no idea whether these blue/black coloured ones were edible.



Now these fungi don't look the edible sort, but they were interesting to look at.




There were plants flowering in the hedgerow.


Percy enjoyed himself...he is looking hairier and hairier!



Farmhouse


A bee making his way into the convolvulus flower


Disappeared!


Another pretty flower to stop and admire.

All in all a lovely Sunday afternoon walk in the Autumnal sunshine.

Meanwhile in the garden, photos taken over the last week or so...


Our lone pair is ripening...


Some of the roses that haven't been upset by all the bad weather are still flowering beautifully




The fungi seem to be thriving in these colder and damper conditions.



The spiders are out in force.


Dahlias are still looking good.


Honeysuckle is still flowering.



These dahlia is especially pretty.





A few more roses - this one has just flowered  the last couple of days.


Monday, 14 September 2015

Portsmouth

Yesterday we managed to get down to Warsash to see our eldest son and we went into Portsmouth for lunch and the afternoon.

We were in for a bit a treat as there seemed to be a spitfire doing a display over the water and we stood and watched for a while.







The sky was pretty grey and it was cold and windy but that didn't stop people from getting out on and in the sea to enjoy it.



The canoes were following swimmers, although you can't see them...personally I think it was utter madness! 






Percy enjoyed his day out.







Portsmouth has some pretty grassed and flowered areas and as it was pretty cold, it was quite quiet and not too busy which was nice.





There were masses of starlings on the grass.







A nice day out, even if it was jolly cold - must take my woolly hat next time!

Good to catch up with our son.