Come away with the raggle taggle gypsy-o
And day five, I’ve made it to the end of the challenge. To be honest I’ve really enjoyed it and I think I’m getting addicted! Here is my last attempt.
Future Swathe
Surrounded by vine
seat bound and tightly entwined
overwhelming growth
You can do all five days in one if you want! http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/11/25/challenge-haiku/
And as I’m a lazy poet on Thursdays – and every other day, it’s two in one!
Fern
Shelter in its shade
ancient and mysterious
grand Dicksonia.
Micro Climate
Dark pinnated fronds
pride of Devon’s gardeners
make yourselves at home.
This is day four of the Daily Post’s challenge but there’s still time,
http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/11/25/challenge-haiku/
Day two of the Daily Post’s Haiku challenge from Krista, here is Tuesday’s entry.
Cercidiphyllum
Golden leaves glowing
Japanese Katsura tree
shines in autumn light
One of the joys of the autumn is to find fragrance in a garden. I’ve known this wonderful tree for a long time, but it still catches me by surprise, and I smell it before I remember and find it. 
It has dainty leaves that are a very pretty shape, and fresh shade of green in spring and summer, but then once they start to fall the divine aroma bursts out. It’s a Katsura tree, Cercidiphyllum Japonica, commonly known as a toffee apple tree. And that’s exactly what it smells like, especially if you walk on the leaves or crush them in your hands. Heavenly!
There will be another Katsura photo tomorrow for my Daily Post haiku challenge, but meanwhile this is my Ailsa’s Travel Theme, http://wheresmybackpack.com/2013/11/22/travel-theme-fragrant/
‘The world is an interesting place: we stumble upon unexpected things each day’ says Cheri Lucas Rowland.
Of course we should expect the unexpected in an art gallery, but this is my offering for the challenge. Oki Naganode by Julia Lohmann was an installation at the V & A back in September, made from Naga Kombu, a type of Japanese Seaweed. It has been stretched by hand over a framework of cane. Lohmann uses a variety of natural materials including bone and cow and sheep stomach. Oki Naganode was created to show the design potential of seaweed, and is around eight feet high.
Can you find the unexpected? Then share it at http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/11/22/photo-challenge-unexpected/
In the world of Ponies you can’t get any shorter than a Shetland!
This is a last minute post for Ailsa’a Travel theme, http://wheresmybackpack.com/2013/11/15/travel-theme-short/
Daylight is leaving
sliding away with the tide
yachts taking shelter
safely in Torquay harbour
but their masts betray them still
I popped down to A La Ronde, a little National Trust property that overlooks the Exe estuary, a few weeks ago. It was one of those beautiful autumn days that I add to my memory store, to help me throught the winter. A La Ronde was built in the 18th century and isn’t actually round – it has sixteen sides! Those of you who love windows would fall for it, they are a delight. I hope this photo is legible, read a little of its history.
And here is some of the exterior, click on any photo for a better view.
I’ll be back sometime with some inside shots, the Parminter ladies had some bizarre design ideas and quirky collections. Meanwhile here is the outside of the house, just before the painting was finished.
Lucid Gypsy 