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.
Glad to see another bottle tree grower. It is the only thing that looks good in my garden!
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