The Tulip Tree (Liriodendron) at the top of the garden is looking wonderful at the moment.
It's changed from bright green to soft yellow in a matter of days.
I thought I woud take some photos of it today before the leaves get blown away in the gales that are forecast for early next week.
It was quite breezy today and as I took the photos the branches were swaying in the wind and the leaves were dancing along to the blustery music.
Leaves have started to fall and soon it will be time to go out and collect them up. Falling leaves and woodsmoke in the air are two of the things I love about this time of year.
Leaves had drifted onto the cleared vegetable beds.
Into the pond, across the lawn
And into the bird bath
The Hydrangeas are still clinging on to some colour, they were such a deep, bright pink earlier this year.
The flowers on the Hydrangeas above were bright blue turning to soft mauve in the late summer.
The Heucheras we planted are still looking colourful.
We don't see the foxes now the nights are getting darker. They usually visit the garden anytime from eight o'clock onwards. Although a couple of lunchtimes over the last few days we've been visited by this year's female cub. She trots onto the lawn and stares at us through the kitchen window then she runs off. Mum and Dad have moved on now and left their three cubs to fend for themselves which they seem to do very well.
It is certainly squirrel time in the garden. They run, they chase, they play. They tease the local cats and pinch the bird food. They are also still pinching stones from our paths and burying them in the lawn.
Meanwhile in the conservatory Max looks on over his garden from his favourite chair, never wanting to go out now, content to stay where it is warm and cosy.
Watching Autumn spread across the garden as he has done for 21 years now.
All we can do is keep him warm and safe.
You're looking a lot more colourful up there with all your pretty yellow leaves than we are. It is a lovely time of year.
ReplyDeleteThanks, it's a colourful time of year but very strange to have such warm weather so late:)
DeleteSuper photos and your Tulip Tree looks beautiful as does the rest of your garden. I do love this time of year :) Grey Squirrels have been returning to our garden over the course of the last few weeks - always fun to watch their antics. Long may Max continue to enjoy his views of the garden from the conservatory - he is a grand old age.
ReplyDeleteThe tree is orange now and half of the leaves are scattered across the garden, we've cleared some of them up but we'll have to see what happens after the high winds forecast for today. The squirrels are fun to watch:)
DeleteThe tree is lovely.We have a huge beech and a horse chestnut in the garden both with TPOs.We want some branches off both of them but have to have Planning Permission.What a palaver!!!Gorgeous Max.
ReplyDeleteYes, you do have to get permission to remove or trim native trees. Your trees sound wonderful, horse chestnut is one of my favourites:)
DeleteHow lovely it is that max has such a cosy spot to watch. Great photos Rosie of your garden and the squirrels. Our red ones are very elusive. One of these days. Hope you don’t get too much damage from the wind. B x
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful to have red squirrels, I love their little tufty ears. Our greys are changing colour and getting quite brown on their backs now and are looking very plump and well fed! The wind is pending now and the sun has gone a milky/red as if in anticipation of something:)
DeleteI am missing the leaves a little but not the clearing up of them. The air outside is a beautiful smell of burning peat. Beautiful photos, loved the hydrangea and the squirrels. Stay safe.
ReplyDeleteOh, gosh I bet that peat smells wonderful and so evocative of your area I expect:)
DeleteAah...lovely Max. The tulip tree is stunning Rosie. The leaves are such a glorious colour. I wonder why the squirrels bury the stones in the lawn? Do you think it is to trick other squirrels into thinking that is where they have hidden their nut stash? :) x
ReplyDeleteThe tree has changed again over the weekend and is now bright orange but I guess the leaves will all blow off in the high winds we are expecting. I think the squirrels do buty the stones to distract others from their real stash of nuts, if not they are going to be sorely disappointed to find they have only pebbles to eat in the winter:)
DeleteYour cat is lovely and he's done very well to get to such a ripe old age!!! I always feel sad when the garden loses its colour but the bits that remain are all the more special.
ReplyDeleteThanks,Kezzie, I always feel sad at this time of year too even though it is so colourful and glorious. For the last couple of years I've wondered if Max will see another Spring, he has so far:)
DeleteSome fabulous Autumn colour here ...
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Thank you and thanks for visiting:)
DeleteI just love the colours of the changing leaves, I would imagine a few more leaves have blown of in the wind over the last few days, so nice to see your garden and the Squirrels.
ReplyDeleteAmanda xx
Thanks, Amanda. Many more leaves on the ground now and the tree is more orange than yellow. The squirrels are back now the wind has subsided:)
DeleteI'm catching up, Rosie. What a glorious post! I love fallen leaves, woodsmoke and squirrels at this time of year, too. I guess the tulip tree may be bare now. x
ReplyDeleteThanks Mrs T, just a few intrepid leaves clinging on to the tree now:)
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