OCTOBER MORNING

It is absolutely fabulous Tetrarch. :o)))))

You should bring out a little book of poems...

Lovely words and pics Tetrarch ...
... nominated for GoYpedia Poems ... :o)

Thanks Linda..Im on a roll girls, dont encourage me lol! Seriously, thank you both and TT Im really flattered coming from you as you write great poems yourself!

I'm not one for poetry Tet, but I enjoyed that soooooo much. I feel the same way. Friend of mine lost her brother this week, only about 30....we need to be grateful for every single day...even the wintry ones, and spring is ever so much sweeter after a cold, dark winter. :)) Thank you...and I loved your photos, your garden is beautiful!

brilliant poem Tetra and lovely pics to accompany it to, clever girlie ;o))

Lovely Tet!

very clever tet, and hasnt your garden changed ~ i hadnt seen it like that.

btw ~ to make you feel better in the dark mornings ~ think of me as you make your cup of tea and sit in your warm and comfortable chair ~ i will already be at work in the chiller aisle of the supermarket!!!

Thanks Sticki..not sure whether to feel guilty or smug! Both I reckon. Still, if it makes you feel better we are on an energy economy drive..extra jumper and socks in lieu of a notch on the CH!

That's lovely Tet. Brilliant in fact . . . echoing our thoughts exactly!

Great stuff Tetra, I must admit I don`t mind the dark days of winter when I can snuggle up nice and warm and imagine what changes can be wrought next spring. Its a time too to go back over some favourite blogs for inspiration. Btw - great pics.

Odd, some of the postings arent coming thru at the same time. Thanks Sheilar; Sanbaz I would still prefer to be able to paint!
Karen since I beat cancer it makes you really look death in the face and be grateful it passed you by. My OH says I am morbid when I say I feel lucky to have grown this old but I dont think so..especially when you hear about younger people who werent so lucky like your friend's brother..our nephew was 19, had leukemia, its unbearably sad..so I count myself as a very fortunate lady (even tho I still moan about my aches and pains..I really shouldnt!!)

Beautiful, love it! Thank you!

Thanks Sheilabub, I guess we are all likeminded in not being able to "get out there" when its cold and miserable. Stroller Im okay until after New Year..then it really hits home!

Just beautiful Tet. such lovely thoughts. Thank you.

Lovely Margo, I might be able to make babies but will never put words together like that

Just been cursing at my keyboard cos batteries are low and it stops working in and out grrr...thought about doing it in rhyme..but i would be flagged for sure lol! But while I spout my doggerel next Spring Brian you will be gloating over your beautiful snowdrops!
Thanks Grandmage..at present my words are blue lol!

I like that Tetra and your photo`s are lovely, thankyou....

Hiya Lincslass, thanks. How's the weather over your side?

Thank you Tet, I am going to copy your poem into my Poetry Book.

Lovely poem, I can relate. Love the double rainbow and your garden.
Keep on writing. Cheers

Brilliant poem, wonderful blog

Great pics, great poem, and I feel an echo of that in my own heart - the clocks change tonight and I LOATHE it. I really wish we could stick with BST, then the evenings aren't so short, its the dark I hate more than anything. Stuck indoors behind closed curtains two thirds of the day, feels awful. Unlike you, though, my most hated month is the one that's about to start - November. Fog, frost, cold, dark with plenty more to come. By the time we get to New Year's Day, I know the days are getting longer, and my heart lifts...
I don't think you're morbid, by the way - I fully understand why you think you're lucky having had a brush with your own mortality. I never thought I'd make 60 for various reasons, but I did - so every day now's a bonus. Except, as you say, for the aches and pains...

Its really great to know that so many of us feel the same Bamboo..it gives the same result as "a worry shared is a worry halved". Everyone has their problems and some days are worse than others, but when you share them (with a smile and a chuckle) you do feel better...a bit of
"My word you do look well"...can work wonders, even if you arent!

Kind words at the right time are worth their weight in gold. I don't know how we would have coped with the loss of our 38 year old Paul last month without the support of so many people. It was good to be reminded that after winter spring always comes round again - your photos were as good as a dose of tonic Tet, and lovely words to go with them. Thank you.

Steragram, Im honoured that it helped a little. Im not always that serious I must admit, especially when I have a fixed determination that if I cant take my garden with me, Im not going lol! But if I must go, I will go into the garden!!

:))

Did you see that NoseyP told us a while back that he'd planted a willow for his ashes to be buried under!!! Nothing wrong with a bit of advance planning!