if you go down to the woods today
you'd better not go alone
never mind the teddy bears
you'll need a friend to do "tickcheck"
afterwards
insect life aside
the woods around Shakerag are very beautiful
with an amazing flora
but we're not picking
just collecting windfalls
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and making delightful bundles
the first windfall walk revealed some spectacular colours
like that oak leaf print at bottom right [in the image above]
and this blue-green magic from a mystery leaf
and what about the Spanish Moss, i hear you mutter
unbundling yesterday
i discovered that what appeared to be silk
on that Japanese apron, was in fact a very clever substitute
[should have realised from the smell]
but the cotton part of the apron has taken on a gentle soft green
which doesn't reproduce well in pix
never mind. Virginia, a kind visitor to the original post
to someone who makes blankets from Spanish Moss
[just like in a fairytale]
and here's Virginia's
blog as well