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Tuesday 3 November 2020

T Stands for.... There's no need to go far....

Hi everyone, as promised last week I am going to take you around our area.

I'm starting very close to home - the gardens around our buildings, there are three blocks of apartments of no more than 3 stories high, some are two and there are just a few with no one above them.







The next few are from some of my windows


In the middle of October we had some showers where the sun was shining too - the raindrops on the balcony window looked so beautiful

This is my Autumn display on my balcony that will stay in place until the end of November
This was taken on 15th October
This was taken last week, as you can see there were far less leaves, as we were talking to my SIL and hubby yesterday evening we noticed that the leaves are almost gone. The flowers on the balcony are still going strong.
We didn't go out at all last week but...
...just at the end of the road from our back gate we have a short walk to reach the River Mersey.
On 7th October we had had a lot of rain and the island in the centre of the river had almost been covered



We had a treat when some buzzards were flying around

It was time for reflection pic!!

On another day - a little farther afield and we come to...
...the slip road from the motorway....we used the controlled crossing to cross and get to...
Wythenshaw Park - we had seen a photo of the beautiful trees here on Local TV in the morning so decided to see for ourselves.

We went through the trees into a large field







By the time we got here it stared to rain so we went to shelter under a tree instead of walking across to the rebuilt Hall(you may remember it was badly fire damaged)
...passing this patch of around a hundred little mushrooms


It was raining quite heavily while we sheltered but when it eased a bit we set off - we were wearing waterproof coats.


I though you might like these photos of the Gate House.

So that was October - we decided to have treat on 1st November - Roast chicken Sunday  lunch delivered to our door and it's time to share our drink with you at Bleubeard and Elizabeth's T Stands for Tuesday at The Altered Book Lover blog

Our drink was water - as you can see we have moved our table to get a better light over the Winter, the first time was have thought of doing this, only thing is we sit side by side. 
In front of me you can see a jigsaw puzzle I am about to start!

I hope you enjoyed this visit to my area.
Thanks for looking, Chris

18 comments:

Mae Travels said...

Thank you for showing us your world! Your food looks good to!

be well... mae at maefood.blogspot.com

Let's Art Journal said...

I loved seeing all the amazing autumnal leaves, they look so beautiful! With all the winds we've had this weekend I think a lot of the trees have lost their leaves around us and we won't have much to look at on our walks so I really enjoyed seeing all your photos - perfect 😀. The view over the field with all the different coloured foliage is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing and wishing you a very Happy T Day! Hugs, Jo x

Kate Yetter said...

What a beautiful place that you live. It reminds me of how all the heroines in the Jane Austen novels like to take walks through the countryside. I can see how your country would entice me to take long walks by myself. Thank you for sharing your home with us.
Happy Tea Day,
Kate

Valerie-Jael said...

Beautiful photos of where you live! And that dinner like good and I am hungry! Happy T Day, hugs, Valerie

Divers and Sundry said...

Y'all's landscaping is gorgeous! Nicely done, and it gives you such a lovely view. Happy T Tuesday

Helen said...

Love the pics of your autumn window display, and the ever changing display outside too! Great pics from your local walks.

Linda Kunsman said...

It is so beautiful with all the natural surroundings-walkways, trees, flowers, the river, and that lovely gatehouse.
Your autumn display is so pretty as well- a bit of the outdoors inside. Happy T day!

Eileen Bergen said...

You have a very park-like atmosphere in your complex. It's lovely. So is your fall window display.

I enjoyed seeing the surrounding area too. Everything is beautiful!

Happy T-Day! Stay safe and stay well. Hugs, Eileen

Lisca said...

Thank you for showing us around the communal gardens around your flat.And your balcony too.
The autumn colours of the trees in Wythenshaw Park are amazing. So beautiful.
The chicken dinner looks yummy. We had chicken as well this week.
Your puzzle intrigues me. Please show us the picture.
Happy T-Day,
Stay safe,
Lisca

kathyinozarks said...

Gorgeous photos Chris I really enjoyed seeing all of these-you live in a lovely area Happy T

Karen said...

So pretty! Thank you for showing us around ~ Especially the gate house, it looks like something out of a fairy tale. So many beautiful flowers and trees. Your fall window scape is so pretty too, I love the teddy looking out :) Enjoy your week!

My name is Erika. said...

Wow Chris. It is really beautiful where you live. I like all the green space around you apartment. And you don't have to go far to beautiful parks either, do you? You live in a great place! And that roast chicken dinner looks yummy too. Hope you made some good headway with that puzzle. Hugs-Erika

My name is Erika. said...

Hope it was a happy T day too!

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

I always enjoy seeing where you live and all the grounds around the condos. You have such a beautiful, almost mesmerizing area to call home. Thank you for taking us on these wonderful walks. They were fun.

Your food looks fantastic. Now I'm really hungry. Thanks for taking us around your complex and beyond and for sharing your food and water with us for T this Tuesday. Enjoy your new puzzle, too.

Iris Flavia said...

You live in a nice area, especially with that river.
Your food looks good, I just had desaster...
Belated happy T-day!

Anne (cornucopia) said...

Great Fall photos. It's beautiful where you live. I liked the raindrops on the windows too. And Teddy said to tell you he liked seeing your bear peering out the window. Happy T-Day!

Rita said...

Oh, how lovely! Your apartment buildings look so cozy and welcoming surrounded by nature everywhere. That gate house is charming.
You have such beautiful flowers! :)

nwilliams6 said...

Your area is beautiful. Love the river/stream. Lovely Fall trees too. Your lunch looks Yum too. Hugz