The Small Things Spreading Joy in September

Posted on by Kizzia

My quest to find calm in the middle of the maelstrom that is the world continued unabated through September. If I’m honest this project has felt even more necessary with every day that passes and it has definitely helped me to keep hold of hope when I might otherwise have given in to despair. I do so hope that these small offerings might ease your hearts and souls also.

So without further ado here are all the small joys of September for your delegation and delight:

Photo of an open door in a stone wall. The door has wisteria climbing around it on the left side and through the doorway a large tree, which I think is a Cedar of Lebanon, can be seen.
Photo of a grape vine winding around a stone portico. The vine holds plenty of fruit, with both green and black grapes clustered on the stems.
Photo of a walled garden, with a flagstoned path leading to a doorway out of the garden. The wall has honeysuckle and other climbing plants growing up it and the flowerbeds either side of the path are filled with pink beardlip penstemons, lavender, and other perennials. It is a typical English cottage garden.
Close up photo of honey bee on a sedum flower
Close up of one fully open bright pink rose, its yellow pollen-covered stamen fully visible, and two other just opening roses which are even more vividly pink.
Photo of stems full of bell shaped deep pink flowers, called Beardlip Penstemon. In the background a lawn, a rose bed and the garden wall, with the door just visible above the roses.
Close up photo of a wisteria flowering; a hanging stem covered in purple flowers, the top ones fully open and the bottom still just buds. Wisteria normally bloom in spring but this photo was taken at the end of August.
Close up photo of a very pale yellow rose almost fully open. The background is leaves, other roses, lavender and the garden wall.
Photo of several clumps of cyclamen under a tree. The flowers closest to the camera are a pink but white ones are visible in the background.
Photo of a partly crocheted poncho in a mottled green yarn. The first six rows have been completed and a stitch marker is visible at the very front of the work. In the background the ball of yarn being used is visible.
Photo of a lake surrounded by, and reflecting, masses of trees in full leaf. Every shade of green imaginable is in the photo, plus a few spots of orange where autumn is starting to make its presence felt and the grey-blue of the sky.
Close up photo of a cluster of hydrangea buds just starting to flowered the buds are a mix of deep purple and pink and the flowers are a delicate pinkish white with purple centres. The leaves of the hydrangea bush behind are a deep and vivid green.
Close up photo of a Purpletop vervain flower head, which is made up of tiny lavender coloured flowers sitting atop equally tiny pinkish purple stems formed into a cluster on the top of the stem.
Close up photo of a flowering shrub, known as a Beauty Bush, the flowers are a delicate pinkish white and bell shaped with a “ruff” of petals at the bottom, out of which cream coloured stands peek, like bell clappers. The background is more flowers and green leaves
Photo of a fully open rose, in a delicate shade of pink, looking very like a ballerina’s tutu skirt. In the background the dark green hedge makes an impressive contrast to the vivid almost turquoise sky
Photo filled with the leaves and branches of an Elder tree. The leaves range in colour from grass green to russet red via many hues of yellow, gold and orange
Photo of a hard back copy of Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes. Her name and the title are in copper coloured capitals, the rest of the cover being a stylised line drawing of Medusa in turquoise ink. A hand with copper coloured fingernails holds the book by the bottom corner, above a crocheted blanket in mottled green and blue yarn
Photo of a hardback copy of Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes held to show the edging, which has been coloured turquoise and has line drawings in black of stylised waves, a three pronged spear rising from them, above which is the silhouette of an owl, some stars and a crescent moon
Photo of a ball of hydrangea flowers in a delicate shade of pale green. In the background is a darker green shrub and a red brick wall
Photo of a lake reflecting a pale grey blue sky surrounded by shrubs and trees. Directly in front of the photographer on the opposite bank is a wooden chair and box, both painted mint green. It looks like the ideal spot to sit and think
Photo of Bodiam Castle taken in front of the bridge over the moat leading to the castle entrance. The castle looks like it could feature in any number of fairy tales, having round towers at each corner, the walls and towers all having crenellations and many narrow windows. The water in the moat is greenish, darker where the castle is reflected in it and the sky behind is blue and patched with fluffy clouds
Close up photo of a pale pink rose, fully opened. The petals are covered in water droplets from an earlier rain shower and they shine like tiny jewels
Close up photo of raindrop on a pink rose. All the petals are completely covered in small droplets with a few larger ones scattered over the surface. The sunlight makes them shine like jewels
Photo of a sandstone wall at Bodiam Castle, covered in carved graffiti of peoples names. In the middle of the shot is a name carved in cursive which looks as if it reads G E Curti
Photo of a fleabane plant, which have flower that look very much like daisies, growing in the cracks of the sandstone ruins of Bodiam Castle. The sun is shining directly on them, turning the petals the brightest white and their centers vivid yellow
Close up photo of a bright pink rose almost fully open. The petals are ruffled in the centre and then straightening as they fan out. Beyond the rose in focus other roses on the same bush can be seen, surrounded by leaves and other greenery
Photo taken through one of the sandstone windows at Bodiam Castle. Visible through the narrow gap is the the dark green water of the moat, the hedge surrounding it and an oak tree, beyond which are more fields and trees and distant hills. The sky is pale blue with a few white fluffy clouds
Photo of stone stairs wrapped around the corner of a stone building. The top of the first flight of steps is covered by the outstretched limbs of a Yew tree, making it look like a portal to the past or to another world

If you do want to follow me on Twitter and see these posted in real time, you can find me here @kizzia30

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