Autumn has come now, the temperatures are dropping overnight although keeping busy in the day time sunshine means a t-shirt is warm enough. The leaves are turning colour and when the wind blows the trees rustle as the leaves are drying - and dropping fast! A sack of leaves went up to the compost heap this morning and I'm sure there will be another one tomorrow, and the day after, and the day after, so long as the wind doesn't blow too hard in which case they will end up a long way off!
We've been pruning and digging and cutting back plants recently, I moved a herb bed to a more sheltered space and added some seeds - quick growing salad leaves and coriander too. One of the compost heaps gave us almost 3 wheelbarrow loads of good rich compost which has been dug into a raised bed. The next compost heap has been turned over into the empty one and should be done in about 6 months.
A couple of mornings the clouds were down very low, it almost felt like there was drizzle in the air. No blue sky!
Colourful toadstools seen on our morning walks, they are growing out of the drystone walls.
Found this picture amongst this months photos... my favourite shop!
We also buy some of our white wine from the bodega, it's a grape called Vigiriego round these parts but in other parts of Spain it's known as Chelva. No picture though as that barrel is in a cooler part of the building.
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