tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post8468903617399681301..comments2024-03-27T16:19:53.023+00:00Comments on Friko's World: A Year in the Life of a Lady Gardener - OctoberFrikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-69472970430274632602012-10-24T04:21:28.097+01:002012-10-24T04:21:28.097+01:00So very picturesque... yes, even with the mist. So very picturesque... yes, even with the mist. Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-87088268750620651482012-10-22T02:54:05.506+01:002012-10-22T02:54:05.506+01:00How very beautiful is your autumn. Ours has been l...How very beautiful is your autumn. Ours has been lovely, too. Oh, I do love this season, but I fear it is all too short!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-46879065750029687982012-10-18T18:21:52.307+01:002012-10-18T18:21:52.307+01:00Dear Friko, too bad Housman is long gone. If his &...Dear Friko, too bad Housman is long gone. If his "ghost" were to visit your garden he was toss off his melancholia and probably do a dance of the hills! Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-34244993650688409672012-10-14T14:26:26.201+01:002012-10-14T14:26:26.201+01:00Such a vibrant post! Your garden is putting on qui...Such a vibrant post! Your garden is putting on quite a show, isn't it? I love Autumn! lifeonthecutoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14657395265006688388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-58768284086029793382012-10-12T16:06:50.562+01:002012-10-12T16:06:50.562+01:00This week's mist and murk have highlighted the...This week's mist and murk have highlighted the gorgeous autumn colours as your photos so beautifully illustrate. Hope you're enjoying today's sunshine, now the wind has cleared the mist away.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-64143818336398081442012-10-11T23:08:26.061+01:002012-10-11T23:08:26.061+01:00Oh! That last photo! It is Sleeping Beauty's c...Oh! That last photo! It is Sleeping Beauty's castle!Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-45381809770902298372012-10-11T21:17:35.938+01:002012-10-11T21:17:35.938+01:00Your autumn color photos are extremely beautiful. ...Your autumn color photos are extremely beautiful. But all too soon the leaves will have fallen and winter will be on its way.<br />I hope you have a pleasant weekend.<br />Greetings,<br />HeidiHeidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15089874417439896948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-73742925838541160662012-10-11T15:20:53.157+01:002012-10-11T15:20:53.157+01:00Tremendous autumn colour, Friko.Tremendous autumn colour, Friko.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-29784732577605029872012-10-11T15:16:52.188+01:002012-10-11T15:16:52.188+01:00Beautiful pics of the colours of autumn Friko - st...Beautiful pics of the colours of autumn Friko - still the loss of lush green foliage I find sad...an annual reminder of dark days to come...<br /><br />Anna :o]hyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-19821987290575459792012-10-11T15:12:18.991+01:002012-10-11T15:12:18.991+01:00Well Friko, it seems that your feeling of gardenin...Well Friko, it seems that your feeling of gardening lethargy has provided us with the great pleasure of seeing truly beautiful colors, harmonies, textures, light...lovely!<br /><br />Thank you so much for giving me this morning gift from across the Atlantic. When you walk about this beautiful garden in differing seasons, do you carry music in your head? I would imagine that that you might do.<Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-89148120758804511182012-10-11T13:54:38.106+01:002012-10-11T13:54:38.106+01:00I love the pictures so much. I think it's perf...I love the pictures so much. I think it's perfectly fine to enjoy your garden from your window. I especially love the one with the church tower in the mist. Thank you, Friko.DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-23111662678754488782012-10-11T13:33:30.790+01:002012-10-11T13:33:30.790+01:00Oh my! So gorgeous!!!
Hugs
SueAnnOh my! So gorgeous!!!<br />Hugs<br />SueAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-20137049353433653562012-10-11T11:12:05.921+01:002012-10-11T11:12:05.921+01:00Gorgeous photos, dear Friko! Such a rich, kaleidos...Gorgeous photos, dear Friko! Such a rich, kaleidoscopic garden it must be at this time of the year. And whoever knew the red-stemmed dogwood could be such an autumn hottie! <br />Thank you for sharing all that lovely colour for one who barely finds them here. Sumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11251497690649264925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-52659677229833479512012-10-11T09:02:33.849+01:002012-10-11T09:02:33.849+01:00Hi Friko .. those photos are stunning and I loved ...Hi Friko .. those photos are stunning and I loved reading about the Spindle tree. Some of the photos look as though you've shone spotlights across the garden - they glow .. while your words evoke those misty days, with their rusts, carmines, oranges .. gorgeous ... I know where to come, when I'm in a position to garden again ... I can reference the year here ... Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-49368469468716274482012-10-11T05:20:02.106+01:002012-10-11T05:20:02.106+01:00You have a magnificent garden. I never think abou...You have a magnificent garden. I never think about adding any particular plant for its fall color. We don't get our cold nights til after the leaves have fallen.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-63320655516860619742012-10-11T04:39:42.603+01:002012-10-11T04:39:42.603+01:00Autumn and spring are my favourite seasons, Friko,...Autumn and spring are my favourite seasons, Friko, but I've been sick for a few weeks and haven't gone outside to record our fall colour. Yours more than makes up for it, however. Your garden is beautiful.<br />I read your previous post tonight also. We have someone who comes to help with the housework every second week, and I try to muddle through in between, but a part of me still Kay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-34107494708275958592012-10-11T04:08:05.596+01:002012-10-11T04:08:05.596+01:00Beautiful! Ours are just starting to turn. The s...Beautiful! Ours are just starting to turn. The spouse dismantled the vegetable garden last weekend and we've got a pile of pumpkins awaiting my attention. I hope your comfortable chair has a view of your garden so you don't miss the display.#1Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04214011945298439939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-54320527725705202272012-10-11T03:17:12.043+01:002012-10-11T03:17:12.043+01:00your photos are a color treatment!
Aloha from ...your photos are a color treatment!<br /><br /><br /><br /> Aloha from Waikiki,<br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /> <br /> > < } } ( ° >Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-42701885693358995152012-10-11T02:48:35.989+01:002012-10-11T02:48:35.989+01:00The lady gardener has nothing for which to apologi...The lady gardener has nothing for which to apologize. Such lovely colors and especially those ravishing pink leaves of the red-stemmed dogwood.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-55120625824816499402012-10-11T02:41:08.257+01:002012-10-11T02:41:08.257+01:00Beautiful, beautiful. And yes, so right, how quick...Beautiful, beautiful. And yes, so right, how quickly everything changes this time of year. I had the thought to take some photos here this past weekend, as the color is coming up on the hills, but the weather was dull, so, while we went out, the camera stayed behind. Ah,know it well, too: where did we put those books we purport to be reading that serve as our excuse for not going out in the chillSusan Scheidhttp://prufrocksdilemma.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-91371083414973502042012-10-11T02:29:41.900+01:002012-10-11T02:29:41.900+01:00Housman speaks to me...and so do your photographs....Housman speaks to me...and so do your photographs.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-60661292597558986442012-10-10T23:20:07.793+01:002012-10-10T23:20:07.793+01:00Bilder wie gemalt ! Vielen Dank für diese Freude. ...Bilder wie gemalt ! Vielen Dank für diese Freude. In unserem Garten werden Orangen und Zitronen langsam reif. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-41802279029690163602012-10-10T22:54:07.241+01:002012-10-10T22:54:07.241+01:00All beautiful pics. I think the spirea is my favou...All beautiful pics. I think the spirea is my favourite. I agree with you about not wanting to venture out to garden yet - the weather conditions have not been enticing. Cait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-63164773633675670112012-10-10T22:40:46.877+01:002012-10-10T22:40:46.877+01:00Your writing is a joy to read. My own zest for gar...Your writing is a joy to read. My own zest for gardening has passed the point of flagging and has been put to bed for the year. I love fall, but it's a cold gloomy one this year. I'm spending more time looking out at it. <br /><br />Your garden is still beautiful.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-62047769138538059342012-10-10T22:35:53.044+01:002012-10-10T22:35:53.044+01:00Your fall garden is dazzling. I also grow red twig...Your fall garden is dazzling. I also grow red twig dogwoods. They can take the snow load and weather abuse of high altitude. I don't grow spirea but must look them up to see if there is an extremely hardy variety. Sometimes I like the leaves of plants as much as the flowers. Today, I was such a slug - did not venture out into the gusty wind. Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.com