TODAY'S FLOWERS - Changes

Leave home for four days to enjoy the warmth to the desert

return to transformations at home

amazing what a few drops of rain will do

my chrysanthemum thinks it is Mothers' Day already

the paddock below my garden shows the faintest 

touch of green and the Wild Wood

is changing into it's golden mantle

the stocks that have given me joy all summer

are more vibrant and have embraced a self seeded

ruby chard in their midst

snapdragons have been joined by a lonely broad bean 

and carpet of parsley

I tend to leave thing where God plants them

they grow much better there and save me the trouble

of getting them established elsewhere

While the other half of the world is bursting into spring,

I am thoroughly enjoying being in the gentle season of

of autumn, cooler temperatures, rain and comfort food.

Linking with TODAY'S FLOWERS

Nature Notes ~ A week to Mid-winter

Rain, high winds, grey skies and more rain, much more rain.

Just the time for some comfort food that you can enjoy the

aroma of for a while before it comes out of the oven.

Blogger flatly refused to upload my first picture so here is the

second step.

Peel and cut some potatoes into reasonable pieces, stir through

a large or more leek, some chopped up ham, salt and pepper and

pour over some good quality cream (picture below).

Cover with some bacon strips and shove it into a 350 F oven,

You can give it a covering of cheese as well, I just didn't have

any to hand

and, Bingo! about an hour or so you have this delicious thing

come out of the oven! Serve with a nice fresh salad and a glass

of wine and you have a nourishing meal just right for a cold

winter evening.

Looks like I was a bit generous with the cream!!! If you are on a

diet you can use just milk but be careful since it will boil over

more readily than the cream.

The anomaly of the week: a self seeded Borage plant (normally

a summer staple) delighting me with it's blue flowers that turn

pink when they have been fertilised and yes, there was someone

there to do the deed even in this weather!

Borage flowers can be used to provide a touch of blue in a salad

and, since they smell and taste of cucumber, to dress up summer

drinks as well.

Now go to Rambling Woods and join this fun meme for yourself!