Summer is really over - a wave here thudding over the North Pier this morning - and I have been out cutting goat willow along the banks above the estuary, ready to weave into Christmas garlands.
The green willow withies are still soft and springy. If you have some cut and aren't ready to use them straight away they can be kept in a bucket of water to stop them drying out. The leaves are still so fresh and green I hung up a small garland without removing them:
ivy, berries and other decorations can be added later in the year.
More about the willow and its uses;
http://www.ecoenchantments.co.uk/myogham_willowpage.html
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