The fleeting colours of the Acer's leaves , before they fall .
Glorious sun sets .
How I love , love , love Autumn !
Wrapping up warmly now with gloves , hats and scarves .
Stormy skies , wind and rain ...gathering sticks and wood for the fire , fir cones , conkers , acorns , feathers and leaves along the woodland paths and down country lanes .
It is dark so early now ......
We light our gathered kindling and cosy up before the fire . I,m doing my Autumn crewel embroidery again . Adding more leaves to the picture .
The Oak tree takes her time . Her leaves turning paper bag brown before they tumble in the wind .
This little twig doll was found by a house clearance company , in a loft space of a 500 year old cottage in a village in Kent . She has the remains of two feather wings on her back .She was hanging from a large oak beam in side a small linen bag . To protect the cottage from bad spirits maybe ?
Mullion Harbour looking magnificent , we keep our distance when the sea is wild !
I muddled my photos oops ! ...but here is my Autumn leaves crewel embroidery again .
I gather lovely leaves that I find on our walks and embroider them onto this vintage scrap of linen .
I stitch each one to recreate them on the cloth . I have not decided what this will be made into yet , but am just enjoying the embroidery . Playing with colours .
Crewel wool is so warm and comforting to work with . I think it is my favourite kind of thread .
Brushed cotton pyjamas , extra quilts and my old stone hot water bottle !
A good book , a pile of seed catalogues , a mug of tea and a little more stitching before sleep ......while the wind howls and the rain pitter-pats on my window .
I am dizzy in love with Autumn !
