Colour Me Autumn

My creation, originally uploaded by bellavventura.

Yesterday in our garden.

Why is it , that for every three apples that I pick, one has to land on my forehead ?

Love Thursday

Being a gardener at heart, I always look at nature for inspiration.

Dicentra commonly known as Bleeding Heart became an obvious Love Thursday opportunity when it flowered for me this week in Luxembourg.

I love plants that pick quirky places to flower . This Campanula flowers on the corner of the terrace at Positano.

It's the unexpected in nature, that makes you stop and marvel !

Fruit galore

Look at what was waiting for me at Positano.

I went into the kitchen and pulled open the fridge door. Three more trays of ripe apricots perfumed the fridge ! I picked out the best ones for myself and got to work making nine jars of jam with the rest.

When I got back to Luxembourg yesterday, the garden was burgeoning with ripe soft fruit of all types.

To reward the family for their generosity in letting me have such a wonderful break, there will be homemade pizza for dinner followed by Vanilla icecream in a bed of quatre fruits rouges (cherries, strawberries, mulberries and red currents for garnish) topped with a colis aux framboises (raspberry sauce). Mmm... I'm for seconds !

What's growing in my garden today.

When your garden brings you so much joy, it's a pity to keep it to yourself.

I'll post photos regularly of our garden in Luxembourg during it's growing season.

Hope you enjoy them too.

Do you remember the Verbascum? It's flowering.

Lime green Lady's Mantle

Sweet smelling Philadelphia

What are your favourite flowers?

Love Thursday

Inspiring blogs open my eyes to little nuances in life to which otherwise I wouldn't have paid attention . Bleeding Espresso is one such blog. Every Thursday, which no doub't all my (five ?) readers know, Michelle has a 'Love Thursday' post, where she finds love symbols in everyday places.

So when I saw this flowering in the garden, I couldn't help but think of her. The hearts were so perfect.

But then I looked harder.

And found this;

And this;

And, this...

Love is everywhere. Just have to see it...