Celebrating the solstice in style...
The winter solstice blazed over the horizon looking remarkably like a pink cadillac, watched by us and 120 friends and colleagues at midday on the 21st December. Trillium and family were honoured to be amongst the guests at the 'wedding' of our two dear friends and neighbours at one the U.K.'s first civil partnership ceremmonies. I wore a small pink tribute in the shape of a tiny garland of silk flowers on a skirt of unusual feminity for a spade-wielding gardener. T'other half wore a pink shirt and a surprisingly striking tie. The two young Trillia both gave their legs the once-a-year outing in public, just to prove the jeans aren't tattoed on. This standard of personal decor is unlikely to happen again in living memory so we took some photos for the record. Not that I'm showing them here....The witch hazel is flowering on cue. Hellebore buds are emerging bare and pearlescent from the frost-shattered soil. The winter flowering cherry (Prunus subhirtella 'Autumnalis') is working up to its full midwinter display. The days will lengthen. All is well.
posted by Sue Beesley @ 11:13 pm
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