Schools in Bavaria have started back this week, the swallows have flown, the lemon verbena has been harvested and geranium cuttings taken… and the cobwebs have arrived!
Cobwebs are everywhere at this time of year. “Altweibersommer” is the German equivalent of an Indian summer, and the name comes from the cobwebs. “Weiber” is old German for weaving webs. Look at this beauty!
Our weather really has been wonderful this past week – perfect for being outdoors in the garden,
… listening to the bees humming contentedly,
and enjoying the colours of late summer…
and early autumn…
Are you having an Indian summer?
Actually we are still having summer…hot with a couple days cool down but still hot….that is one scary, hairy spider…your blooms are stunning…a few blooms here but not too much…looks like October in the garden right now here.
Hi Donna. It’s been a funny year for weather! Let’s hope the leaves hang on to give you some shade!
YIKES glad you balanced it with something pretty I know I should talk
What? So you don’t think he/she’s pretty?
ummm NO lol just saying
I do believe you live in a paradise! We had a huge storm last night… it’s finally broken the heat waves (I hope for good this year) but it’s still pretty muggy. We are just entering Indian Summer (again I hope) At this point I dare not say which way the weather will go since it changes so dramaticlly every time I turn around. We have two hurricanes out in the Atlantic which are really raising a ruckus with our weather at the moment. This year the hurricanes seem to get stuck in one place for awhile which seems to intensify the affects they have on us. But say a little prayer that soon we will be enjoying really gorgeous weather too.
Your spider is a fantastic photo, to be sure. We have tons of spiders this year too. Perhaps because we’ve had so many insects to keep them well fed.
Our squirrels are getting vry active all of a sudden and their tales ae turning white on the edges… and that does presage an autumn turn of events.
Hi Merrill – hope the weather stabilises a bit for some nice warm days before autumn finally arrives. Our forecast is one more day like this, then turning very cool and damp. Now that will be a shock!
Oh, it is gorgeous today. So much to catch up with… we’re expecting a week of this weather. It’s cool in the morning – about 55 – 60 F. This afternoon about 65 F. It may get up to 80-85 F. by Friday but they say it will be dry… good thing. Everything has gotten a bit moldy here.
If the weather was always like it is these days I’d be a very happy bunny! Love that spider – such a great close-up, well done!
Thanks Verity! I should like a whole summer of this weather. It’s been perfect!
September sunshine is the right title. In one nest we have still young swallows. Spiders are everywhere and our Sedum is blooming too. I like these windless days with warmth and sunshine.
I hope the swallows survive… do they stay in winter? Ours usually fly earlier than this, but last Friday they were suddenly gone. Let’s enjoy this wonderful sunshine while it lasts!
Is that spider as large as it looks? Great pictures of your garden. Glad the weather is nice for you there–ours turned a corner this weekend and the week ahead should be great for gardening.
Well, no. Actually it wasn’t that big! Gardening weather is always the best sort!
Our swallows left a few weeks ago…I miss their cheerful chatter. Indian Summer would be a warm-up after a frost – which we haven’t come close to yet. It’s still very warm here…
I love the spider. There are a few big webs on the back porch, but their owners seem to hide all day. I never see them until it’s too dark to get a good picture.
I think our summer is coming to a close now… the last week has been wonderful though, so now I’m looking forward to the autumn!
What a great photo of the spider! I always know when autumn is really here – the spiders start moving from the garden into the house (not one of the best things about autumn, but a good indicator!)
We seem to have had them in the house all year this year, but fewer webs under the eaves of the house… too hot for them outside! LOL!
Our Indian Summer occurs after our first frost. Now it is simply late summer with cool evenings and warm days. Linguistics fascinates me. Altweibersommer is a perfect word for describing the time of year where you live. – http://mary-goingnative.blogspot.com/
There’s a pun in the German too… “Weiber” is also slang for “women”. So many people say it is the perfect weather for “old women”!
Beautiful photo of the spider.
He’s a beauty, isn’t he!
Lovely photographs. We are still having warm weather, beach and swim yesterday afternoon. I liked the picture of the bees and sedum. The bees are on my sedum but the butterflies are ignoring it, they actually pass it by for other flowers. Are you getting butterflies on yours? I remember, years ago, seeing sedum in the south of England covered with butterflies. Have I got modern hybrids?
That’s strange. I have peacocks on mine, but lots of bees too. Maybe the other flowers taste better!
This weekend just gone has been glorious, long may it be glorious! And your garden is looking splendid Cathy
Thanks Claire! And “glorious” really is the perfect word!
I agree that spider is a bit big and hairy and scary! But the pictures are lovely!
Thanks Kay!
I’ll have to remember that term. It sounds much better than Indian summer, and more in keeping with the times. Nice post, Cathy
Thanks! It is a nice name for a nice season.
That it is!
The spider is a beauty! As you can tell I don’t have arachnophobia!!
We still have swallows here in England but they’re very close to leaving us
I have really missed our swallows the last few days. They are such cheerful little birds!
Lovely flower pictures! Oh yes they are cobwebs everywhere, even in my head!
You need something to blow the cobwebs away… maybe my liqueur recipes tomorrow?!
Oh my word what a magnificent spider!!!! Only spiders on your blog can look happily delightful and not menacing!!!
I always think of flowers and warm baked pies when I think of you – that is surely a wonderful thing! Sharon
How lovely Sharon! That’s such a nice comment! Thank you!
How beautiful! The weather has cooled a bit here too, making going outside enjoyable again! There is something about the quality of a light in September and October that I love, the sky looks more crisp and brighter blue! Your spider is beautiful too!
Hi there! We said just the same this morning… bright and such a blue sky!
Wonderful pictures Cathy – You live in such a gorgeous place… Lots of green and colors!
We are very lucky, as autumn is often lovely too. (Winter is mostly too long though!)
Hi Cathy. The spiders haven’t really started with their large webs yet; but autumn is here, it’s much cooler, especially at night, After the very long hot summer we’ve had this year a cooler September has been very welcome. Christina
Hi Christina. I’m also glad of some cooler days. The nights are VERY cool already though! But that’s fine – makes the maples turn red earlier!