In the garden

It was a cold, crisp day yesterday with plenty of sunshine, something we haven't seen for quite a while. The workmen returned to paint the ceiling so I put on a warm jacket and spent a day in the garden sweeping and collecting fallen leaves.

My compost bin is now full to the brim with collected leaves but there are plenty more still to fall. At the weekend, while we were away, our neighbours had a tree surgeon take out some damaged branches from the oak that hangs over our house. I went up onto the flat section of our roof and removed four large bags of leaves and debris. The sunshine made the best of what autumn colour there is.

I stayed outside until the light began to fade and a full moon came into view beyond the neighbouring trees. What a lovely sight. I kept popping back outside to see if it had cleared the branches.

The last time I went outside I was surprised by a new sight, the light from the kitchen shining through the newly fitted Velux windows lightening up the side of the house.

(The cold weather meant that the first coat of paint didn't dry on the ceiling so the painter is back again today to finish off. I'm looking forward to reclaiming my kitchen!)