26 September 2010

falling for kew

Before Tracy and I purchased our Kew memberships, I never would have dreamed of going on a damp day. Kew visits were reserved for sunny days, which meant G and I rarely went, as those were also our allotmenting days!

But having cancelled our last Kew visit due to threatening rain, which never actually fell, Tracy and I decided to brave it this time. The rain did come, but between showers we walked and walked and observed Kew shifting into autumn mode: horse chestnuts bouncing along the paths,

the colors changing on the trees,

and autumn crocuses emerging through the leaf litter:

And while our last visit was memorable for the plethora of blossom, this time we encountered berries in every color, from the familiar red to pink,

white,

and green:

Now if only the red berries hadn't put me in mind of a certain December holiday, which I'm definitely not ready to think about yet!

11 comments:

  1. Welcome back! Love your new banner. Adorable. Also love the rainy day Kew photos...so many beautiful colors.

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  2. oh dear I have to go to Kew soon!!

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  3. I'm so pleased you didn't say the C word. Though it is coming, isn't it!

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  4. looks like a great day out xoxoxo

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  5. Love the urn photo - it looks fab against that grey sky!

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  6. Wretched blogger ate my comment - it keeps doing that.

    Kew looks wonderful. It's far too long since I've been.

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  7. I love autumn, nearly as much as I love spring.

    Beautiful photos

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  8. Kew always looks so pretty. And yes, what's up with all the December stuff in shops, it really can loose its sparkle when available 3 months in advance.

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  9. I love your picture of the chestnut. The vibrant colour and the brown stem sticking up makes it look like a sculpture. Maybe Anish Kapoor can use it as inspiration!

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