There is something comforting about misty mornings. I have a lots of fond childhood memories that involve me trying to catch the mist and take it indoors…. unsurprisingly, I never managed to do this but I always admired the spiders who could catch mist and frost in their webs.
You may have noticed Cedric in the photo (above right). I’ve put him to work in the Kitchen Garden after he’s now spent a good period of time in the shed. I’ll be letting you know a little more about him soon….
I love to see the garden when it’s all wrapped up with silvery threads and a sense of inevitability, in fact, Miss Haversham would feel very much at home. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have tea with a famous literary character? I’d have to get the best china out for Miss Haversham, and although she would probably not be polite company, I would have to try and stop myself discussing our mutual aversion to dusting!
All of this is soon forgotten, as the mist clears, the cobwebs seemingly vanish and I turn my thoughts to the glamorous task of cleaning out the chicken house!
LOVE Cedric. He has reminded me of my lovely gargoyle who I have not seen since we moved so he must still be in a box somewhere. I shall hunt him down tomorrow. I have amusing pictures in my head of you rushing round the garden trying to catch mist in a jam jar
It would have been easier if I had a jam jar as my mittens were absolutely useless
Cedric is certainly a character!
You may not have managed to catch the mist, but you’ve captured the atmosphere beautifully in your photos!
Thanks Sarah – it was so misty first thing in the morning that the photos would have just been white! By the time I took these the mist had started to clear away.
Of course I love your pictures, but I also love what you’ve done with them! If only the cobwebs in the house would disappear as easily…
I’m with you there Dana – those pesky cobwebs seem to get bigger and the spiders seem to take great joy in making new creations just when we’re expecting visitors! Oh well, the house is old and it should be a given! Thanks for the lovely comment again x
Love your photos – and the way you’ve presented them. Mist can be so romantic – even if it is damp and chilly! (Can’t wait to see more of Cedric…)
I think mist is romantic too… fog on the other hand I find fog is downright scarey!
Absolutely! Fog is great weather for Halloween!
Love those raised beds! I love to see mist, but it feels like another dimension when I’m in it. All the same, and yet different. I bet Cedric was right at home in it.
I know what you mean about feeling like you’re in a different dimension in the mist – it’s hard to explain! It’s certainly the right time for Cedric to come out of the shed!
Spooky gift wrapping exposed! You did a super job capturing the morning. I’d half expect Ichabob Crane to wonder through, especially with the lovely Cedric looking on. It’d be nice if it was the adorable Johnny Depp, you could make a pot of tea.
I love the Victorian era and anything remotely gothic so Ichabob would be very welcome.Cedric is a bit creepy really but I had the urge to buy him so I hope he feels at home guarding the Kitchen Garden.
Your photos are truly gorgeous. Our misty season is a few months away still. Actually, it’s downright dreary with heavy tule fog here in the Central Valley of CA during January and February. We are sun addicts, and don’t take kindly to losing it for two months of the year. I will have to focus my attention on lovely misty photos to make it through.
Thank you for such a lovely comment! We don’t have much sunshine in dreary England so it’s great to hear from people who live in usually sunny places!
How sweet that you tried to bring the mist indoors. That is so endearing. I’ve always loved misty mornings. We get very few of them here. They seem mysterious and otherworldly. I wonder if the spiders are annoyed by all that water?
Beautiful photos, PJ. Can’t wait to hear more about Cedric.
The spiders aren’t too annoyed as they’re heading indoors anyway… I like to think they make their webs to decorate my garden rather than catch prey. I just wish they’d not decorate my house so much!
Cedric is an imp!
I’m not fond of them indoors either, but I have my trusty spider catcher so I catch them and send them back to the garden. My sister had good luck with one of those plug in devices that are supposed to keep spiders outdoors. I don’t quite understand the premise, but she swore by hers. Good luck!
I love your photographs! This posting makes me think of the poem, ‘One misty, moisty morning, When cloudy was the weather …’ So evocative of England, and makes me homesick already, though I’ve only just returned from there. P. x
Hi Pam! It’s funny what things trigger memories and homesickness. I love mist, hearing rain on the windows, smelling wood smoke… and Autumn generally. Thanks for stoppping by x
You really have found beauty in something I’ve never taken time to notice on my own. Gorgeous photos!
That’s so sweet – thank you! I find it beautiful because of my happy childhood memories and I suppose most things we love are tied up with great experiences on some level.
Beautiful photos! When can you come clean my coop… It’s on my list too. Cedric looks protective. (?)
Cedric is supposed to protect us but I get the feeling that he’s just thinking of different ways of tormenting us!! It will be back in the shed PDQ if that’s the case x
oh, well now I am intrigued!
Beautifully romantic and breathtaking. What a special place you have to call home.
Thanks Cat… I’m really lucky to live where my dreams do!
I’m afraid I don’t share your misty morning enthusiasm but your photos really capture the gloom they remind me of Pip in Great Expectations when whats-his-name the escaped prisoner looms up.
I love Dickens! The mist also reminds me of another favourite…. Wuthering Heights! When most people yearn for warm summer days and flip flops I get excited by mist, frosty mornings and cosy slippers!
Absolutely beautiful and so calming.
Beautiful! I can feel the nip in the air and the dampness on my face. So mysterious and full of possibilities.
wonderful photos, you captured the feeling of the mist in the garden so well. We had sunshine yesterday, the first in a week-ten days, the relief is palpable! The sunshine means I get out into the garden/plot so can happily ignore any dusting from there ……..
Gorgeous photos. I often think “I wish I brought my camera” on the morning walks with my dogs. If they weren’t so nutty!
This is beautiful PJ!
Beautiful photos ! The cobweb photo in the first mosaic is great. Fog always makes beautiful photos and I love the last one !