Today has been a surprisingly warm day here in Bern. The lovely spell started with a Sunday morning surprise: I woke to sunshine trying to penetrate my honey-yellow curtains. Didn't take me long to open them and to let the sun and warm air in through open windows, and then I went back under my covers, just holding my nose into the sun. Delicious!
After breakfast I took these photos -- remember that feisty tomato plant muscling in and pushing everything else out (see my post of mid-October, almost exactly one month ago)? Here it is once more, just to remind you:
Well, it has since succumbed to a few nights of serious frost. But all else is still thriving, I'm very pleased to say:
The rain before the sun had left a few puddles in the school grounds opposite, with the sun catching itself in those natural mirrors:
Although this is almost mid-November, the huge willow is still green. The sycamore maples, however, have shed their golden leaves and are hung with purplish-brown, winged seeds. The wind often carries handfuls of them through my open windows. Wheeeeh!
