This afternoon when I came home from school, DH had the sliding glass door open it was such a nice day. I looked out the window and saw our Japanese maple in full autumn glory. It is absolutely beautiful, the leaves range from a cheddar yellow to a rusty red color. This is one look that inspired my colors for the new Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt.
In addition to the beautiful maple tree I also saw my bottle tree. Bottle trees are a southern tradition, these trees are used to ward off evil spirits. Instead of a metal tree which I have the tradition is to use an old tree in a yard and place bottles on the broken off branches. I don't have one of those so DH bought me a metal bottle tree and I had fun emptying the wine bottles to fill my tree and ward off all of the evil spirits.
This afternoon when I came home from school, DH had the sliding glass door open it was such a nice day. I looked out the window and saw our Japanese maple in full autumn glory. It is absolutely beautiful, the leaves range from a cheddar yellow to a rusty red color. This is one look that inspired my colors for the new Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt.
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Glad to see another bottle tree grower. It is the only thing that looks good in my garden!
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