Halloween Happenings

This week was Halloween so the Artful Garden was decorated to celebrate.

A cobwebbed gate

Pumpkin lanterns grown on my allotment

When shall we three meet again

Halloween sheep

Ghostly happenings

Horror faces on tin cans

Boozy Floosy

Bobby Barley looking horrific

Autumn is fully here. This tree trunk looks like a flowing river.

It looks very fluid

The beauty of leaves.

Look at the different shapes

Look up through the trees and see the patterns made by the branches.

Look at the negative spaces

Graffiti.

So realistic

Thursday morning sunrise. 

Illuminated sky

Awesome Autumn

Up until this week there has been some stunning Autumn colours. At this time of year the trees look at their best. Now the leaves are falling like confetti.

There has been evocative sound both day and night from flocks of geese flying in their classic 'V' formation across the pale blue sky. 

The horse chestnut trees look rich and golden.

Golden delight

Russet hues

Leaves on the cusp of change

Some trees are rich and golden.

Tones of yellow

The acer tree is vibrant and withstanding the wind and rain.

Intense red 

Golden gorse is in bloom on the bleak hillside.

Sheep buried in the bracken

A stunning view of the forest alongside the Tyne.

Glorious

The richness of colour is beautiful.

Looking down the river

Looking up the river

Looking through the tree canopy.

Look at the patterns and shapes

Leaves dancing in Hexham Abbey doorway.

Swirling bouncing leaves

The bleakness of the Pennine rocks.

The contrast between hard rock and soft grass

Willowherb known as fireweed.

It was nicknamed fireweed as it grew on the battlefields 

There are still some wild flowers in bloom with lovely blends of colour.

Glorious

This poppy is adorable.

Just pause to study the beauty

The nasturtium is withstanding the weather.

Look at the contrast between the orange and yellow

Rosy red chard.

It is almost luminous

Cows Cobwebs and Canals

We are waking up to misty mornings that turn either into a warm sunny day or wet and wild.
I have been busy clearing my herb bed ready for a new start next year. It is amazing how mint can take over a plot.

Transport from a former age.

An old bus

Interesting vans.

Vans for the memory

Amusements of a bygone age.

Helter skelter and swing boats

I love this old shop sign.

Look at the artwork

Old cast iron chimney pots.

A amazing collection of old iron 

Roses and castles are traditional decorations for narrowboats.

Simplistic design

A pretty cottage alongside the canal.

A lovely garden

Banbury Cross made famous by the nursery rhyme.

If you look carefully you can just see the hobby horses

Cows and calves.

There are many young calves in the fields

Who says cows are not curious.

Moo, what's going on here

Gloucester Old Spot pigs are interesting to watch.

Grunt, grunt

With the cold weather the trees are starting to turn.

Shades of autumn

My latest creation based on Klimt's Woman in a Golden Dress.

Smile please