Freshly picked bittersweet...
a good harvest...
where it is dry
and cozy warm
&
by tomorrow morning
the golden yellow capsules 
will burst,
exposing the beautiful 
orangish red flesh
of the 
bittersweet plant.
Bittersweet...
an autumn tradition at our home. 
I'll tuck sprigs in amongst autumn decorations
&
on the mantel 
&
in my old step~back cupboards. 
Remaining sprigs will be tucked
around mini pumpkins
in my window planter boxes.
happy autumn,
brenda
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2 comments:
I'm so jealous! No bittersweet in Georgia (that I've found anyway!) where I moved from Iowa many years ago.
I just love fall!
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