AUTUMNAL COLOUR

RED RED RED everywhere 
- the ornamental grapevines, liquidambars, claret ash and manchurian pears are ablaze - the colours this autumn are amazing. that red seeps in and lifts my spirits :0)





coffee at artback
behind the ruby curtain

with anne hederics

I had a fascinating

morning at friends

sam and di's - they

let me go through

their parents and

grandparents

letters from WW1

and WW11 so i

could gather

photo reference

for my book.

such lovely old

paper and

handwriting,

interesting post

marks and stamps,

and another place

where the grape-

vines are just

stunning

OFF TO THE MOVIES with sonja, then a g&t at fosseys, once again under spectacular
red vines on
a gorgeous sunny autumn day

my botanical illustrations for fossey's gin labels

I SAW THIS BIRD down on the riverbank this morning, i scared it off before i saw it down on my riverbank, so these pics are taken zooming way in across the river.  it's a young nankeen night heron but i was surprised to see it plop into the water like a duck and disappear into the reeds.