MELLOW AUTUMN GLOW

This morning we saw the red glow of the sky and misty vapour on the grass give way to a wonderful mellow Autumn glow, once the sun had risen!

On a foraging note, we found mushrooms the size of saucers !! Gave them a miss as we probably need to attend a foraging course first, just to be sure they are edible! You know when sometimes things look too good to be true...  Also on our meanderings we were struck by the decorative potential of hub caps on a local taxi firm's wall (see above).

All the above pics were taken in Collett Park. Without wishing to harp on, the park looked so incredibly gorgeous today and so well groomed, although everything is on the change and it won't be long before the trees will be bare.  A lady stopped and spoke to us and inquired what we were photographing.  She went on to tell us how she had donated a Hankerchief Tree to the park, in memory of her husband, and pointed at the damage that had been done to it, probably by teenagers with a knife. All of the bark at the bottom of the tree had been stripped off.  Very sad, as it probably means the tree will not survive the winter months.  You can see the damage in the photo on the left.  It would be wonderful if anyone reading this had some advice...

Would like to share this 'smoothie' with you - Helena Rubinstein once said, 'never put anything on your face, you wouldn't put in your mouth'! This is not only a skin healer and cleanser, but it is also a powerful protector.  All this from the inside out...

SKIN DEEP

4 carrots

2 asparagus spears

1/2 iceberg lettuce 

And a handful of spinach 

Just blend and add water if too thick.

  

      
Finally, here are a group of leaves that Helen collected from the park.  Fabulous shades - inspiration for a colour scheme! Very glad it's the weekend, it's been quite a week!!