I went picking some greenery to make a wreath and flower piece this afternoon, close by there is a boreen ( Irish word for a little pathway with lots of greenery), and during the year I saw lots of ivy growing there, some of which won’t be damaged by a little pruning, so I set out to cut some and bring it in for decoration. There was ivy with lots of the most beautiful berries, some quite dark and bright green. There was also quite a bit of gorse in flower, these bright yellow flowers are usually open end of January but already they are fully in bloom. Then I spotted some of the last Hawthorn berries, the birds have so much food in this mild winter that there are many berries left for them. The beautiful red berries stand out lovely against the dark green of the foliage. At home I raided some of our cotoneaster hedge very profuse with fruits this year, and I picked some ivy and holly from along the hedges.
I know that I am too late to make an advent wreath which is what I normally would do but that is for the four Sundays before Christmas, so I will just make a wreath for the front door, and a piece for the dining room table. Candles and greenery do make it for me around this time of the year, and pine cones!
Tomorrow is mid-winter and the days will start to lengthen, this winter more than most has been very dark, we will all welcome the light again.
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pretty shots !!
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Thank you Leyla, love winter too in nature.
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very beautiful, Agnes, I love to do the wreaths myself, too, kind regards Mitza
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And kind regards to you Mitza, nice time of the year to do this isn’t it.
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Yes, it’s a nice time to bake cookies and to do some handicraft but it is exhausting, too.
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And so it is, we have to choose and try to compromise isn’t it. Fun though.
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I’m happy you didn’t hear my swear words in my small kitchen when I made my cookies, hehe
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Hahaha, yes I totally understand, you didn’t hear mine when my cello tape went totally wrong on me wrapping pressies 🙂 The joys of it all.
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hehe, good that we speak about it, so we’re not the only ones to swear a little
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I’m working on my patience when I do something 🙂 🙂 🙂
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you are lucky. I’m happy that we don’t have such laws like in the States, otherwise I would buy a gun…., hehe
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Wonderful to read about your Christmas/Nature/Creative journey.
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Thank you Jan, the darkest days of winter 🙂
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Love the word boreen. Rhymes with green 🙂 Please post a picture of your creation.
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Funny how it’s been mild but dark – all the rain clouds, I guess. Anyway, on this shortest day, it is sunny at the moment and we’re off across the North Sea on a mini cruise to Bruges later on….
Your wreaths look lovely. My daughter made ours this year – a friend foraged for dogwood and thornless holly (didn’t know the latter existed until then).
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How wonderful you are going to visit Brugge in my homeland, it is very beautiful, enjoy. It’s my partners birthday today, he is 76 so I am going to be busy with cooking him a nice meal 🙂 Have a lovely day Helen.
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Thank you, Agnes. I hope your partner has a happy birthday 🙂
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Thank you Helen 🙂
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Will definitely look great as front door decoration, nature has beautiful colors to paint with!
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Yes wonderful, I love winter too and it’s colours.
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Many thanks, I have through this means discovered new bloggers for which I am very thankful. Have a lovely end of year festivity.
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Lovely, lovely, lovely… I think I’ll make a January wreath!
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Thank you, yes I love wreaths too, a great idea to make one regularly from whatever is growing in the hedgerows or garden. Thanks for visiting.
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Much appreciated, and many thanks, I will certainly also look at the other featured bloggers tonight 🙂
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