Reaping a Decorative Harvest
As we head further into fall, it's becoming time to gather a different kind of harvest. I collect a number of different plants for dried arrangements, but I like to see how Mother Nature dries and preserves them.
Taking Chances with Shrubbery
This looks like an innocent bundle of twigs - a harmless shrub! Right?
Fragrances of Autumn
Autumn to me is a season filled with fragrance. Beyond candy apples or wood smoke, I have fallen for the scents of plants as they mature and change. I have vivid memories of hiking at the Morton Arboretum and shuffling through the bitter tang of oak and hickory leaves or the pungent vinegary smell of honeylocust seed pods.
Autumn Come Lately
It's nearly November and in some cases, here in Chicagoland, fall color has just started. I am falling behind a bit, myself. The bird feeder went up only yesterday and judging by the amount of activity, should have gone up weeks ago. At least I made the blue jay happy. The robins will be crushed when the birdbaths get put away in the next few days, though.