Autumn Garden

I had to share some photos of our garden as it was looking so nice in the misty autumn afternoon. We have so many light coloured chrysanthemums, they really catch your eye every time we open our front door. We also have some amazing berries on a climber which is growing up onto our deck. The berries are really unusual and quite striking; they range in colour from pale grey to turquoise then to deep indigo as they ripen. I really don't know what they are so maybe there are some clever botanists who may be able to tell me?

Andy's Amazing Bird Feeder Houses

Taking inspiration from a Hungarian craft magazine, we now have these amazingly stylish bird feeders with which to impress our feathered friends! As I type, I can hear more sounds of busy sawing and drilling from the kitchen as Andy is already producing another feeder, this time a wooden bird table with roof - it looks fantastic already and I can't wait to see it out in the garden with all our birds tucking in to their treats! Thank you Andy your skill, talents and thoughtfulness towards our local wildlife are very much appreciated!

Climbing Szent Gyorgyi Hegy

Feri, Sheila, and I, together with Andy our trusty photographer, begin the walk up this beautiful mountain in the glorious autumn sunshine. On the way we pass little wine press houses surrounded by the changing autumn leaves and berries. Like all the hills around the Balaton, the rock is volcanic, and the summit is called the organpipes which is exactly what they look like. We passed one with a tree growing right out of the rock. At the very top we could see Tapolca in the near distance. We took the 'blue route' up which is supposed to be easier than the red, but we all agreed that it was a hard enough climb for us 'old folks'!