Early Autumn Flowers
It was sunny when I was outside today but it was definitely autumnal sunshine and not summer sunshine.
It can be stunningly beautiful, autumn, but nevertheless I don't like the fact that winter's on its way.
I do like some of the flowers that are still about, though.
Michaelmas Daisies:
and nasturtiums:
They're one of my favourite flowers, nasturtiums - they don't have any scent but I like the fact that they come in lots of different shades of red, orange and yellow, and I like the big round leaves.
I like eating the leaves too! They have a bitter taste, a bit like rocket I suppose - - - but I was eating nasturtium leaves out in the garden in the days before anyone in this country ever ate rocket. In those days "salad" meant lettuce, cucumber and tomatoes - - none of your fancy stuff.
I don't think I'm good with change, and there's been a lot of it this past year: I don't find it easy. Suddenly it's autumn before - weatherwise - we really knew it was summer.
Thinking back over the summer, I've had some great times and been to some fantastic places. It's all gone far too quickly.
It can be stunningly beautiful, autumn, but nevertheless I don't like the fact that winter's on its way.
I do like some of the flowers that are still about, though.
Michaelmas Daisies:
and nasturtiums:
They're one of my favourite flowers, nasturtiums - they don't have any scent but I like the fact that they come in lots of different shades of red, orange and yellow, and I like the big round leaves.I like eating the leaves too! They have a bitter taste, a bit like rocket I suppose - - - but I was eating nasturtium leaves out in the garden in the days before anyone in this country ever ate rocket. In those days "salad" meant lettuce, cucumber and tomatoes - - none of your fancy stuff.
I don't think I'm good with change, and there's been a lot of it this past year: I don't find it easy. Suddenly it's autumn before - weatherwise - we really knew it was summer.
Thinking back over the summer, I've had some great times and been to some fantastic places. It's all gone far too quickly.
posted by Daphne at 7:46 pm
4 Comments:
Ah, Whilst you were eating Nasturtium leaves, I was pickling seeds....
http://monkey-organ.blogspot.com/2009/09/strange-shapes.html
PS Did you ever try Fushia berries?
Cheers.....Bernard
Pretty flowers! I never know the names of flowers but do like them. Sheridan is a mad keen gardener (albeit he only has a small city garden).
I wouldn't know a nasturtium from a Michaelmas daisy if it weren't for people like you! Thank you.
We call rocket arugula...every time Den hears the word 'arugula' he'll flash back to a movie we loved called 'My Blue Heaven'....Steve Martin asks in a store for arugula.....and says in a New York, Italian, accent 'It's a veg-a-tah-bul'....Den can't say it, so always makes me.
Flowers are pretty...so are fun memories...thanks for both today!
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